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would be more expressive in the context. The results from direct 

 seeding are reported as uncertain, and partial seeding in spots is said 

 to be superior to broadcast seeding. 



The portion of the bulletin dealing with planting will be welcomed 

 by the profession ; its detailed description of practice and the condensed 

 statement regarding possibilities of planting and sowing in the dififerent 

 regions. There is a wealth of excellent details in this part and a final 

 table giving classes of stock for planting, by regions and site (planting 

 area) classes. 



From the standpoint of terminology the reviewer regrets the intro- 

 duction of terms such as "square or deep hole methods," "side hole 

 method," and "cone method." Again, as indicated above concerning 

 terms in seeding practice, it suffices to describe the hole method of 

 planting indicating how the hole is made and how and where the plant 

 is set therein, according to conditions of the planting area. 



It is exceedingly interesting to find such a decided trend in planting 

 toward the adoption of the most careful and painstaking methods. It 

 is stated that the slit method is advisable only under conditions very 

 favorable to tree growth. Emphasis is also laid on care in planting. 



The designing and use of special tools (of which the bulletin gives 

 illustrations) show a decided ingenuity on the part of forest officers 

 to meet the need for greater efficiency and it bespeaks keen technical 

 interest in planting operations. The silviculturist will find much of 

 interest on the last ten pages of this professional paper in the dis- 

 cussion of planting sites and their comparative suitability for planting 

 and sowing. 



This bulletin is a good contribution to the forester's fund of em- 

 pirical information, but one desires greatly to have a technical report 

 also on this subject from some of the National Forest experiment sta- 

 tions, 



Samuel N. Spring. 



Cornell Forestry Camp, 

 September 4, 1917. 



General Survey of Texas Woodlands, Including a Study of the 

 Commercial Possibilities of Mesquite. By J. H. Foster and H. B. 

 Krausz. 



Forest Resources of Eastern Texas. By J. H. Foster, H. B. Krausz, 

 and G. W, Johnson. 



Bulletins 3 and 5, Department of Forestry, Agricultural and Me- 



