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leptolepis; Pseudolarix kcrmpferi; and 24 Picea, namely, abies with var. 

 aurea, harryi, compacta, conica, conica densa, finedonensis, gregoryana, 

 inversa, maxwellii, pendula, pyramidalis ; hicolor; canadensis with var. 

 cocridea, nana; Bngelmanni with var. glauca; mariana var. doumetii; 

 maximozvicsii; ohovata; omorika; orientalis; polita. 



A total of 1,350,000 trees was planted last spring on the Cabinet, 

 Pend Oreille, St. Joe, and Lolo Forests, covering about 1,850 acres. 

 The stock was largely yellow pine, because of the difficulty of getting 

 onto sites suitable for white pine, due to the deep snow on northerly 

 exposures. 



The office of Forest Pathology has for a number of years experi- 

 mented in producing a chestnut proof against the chestnut blight, 

 taking advantage of the knowledge that our native chinquapin and the 

 Japanese and Chinese chestnut have shown considerable resistance to 

 the disease. The second generation from seeds of these hybrids has 

 appeared quite as good as the parents. Four generations of cross- 

 bred Japanese chestnuts, producing nuts when two or three years old, 

 have already been grown, and the varietal characters appear to be well 

 fixed. These hybrids are probably useful only for fruit production, 

 but the Chinese chestnuts, which in their native habitat reach a height 

 of 100 feet, may, perhaps, be used for forest purposes. 



. A recent Norwegian consular report deals with the future markets 

 for. Norwegian lumber in South Africa. Formerly the lumber shipped 

 to that region was sold through London agents, but within recent years 

 Scandinavian firms have had their representatives in South Africa, 

 who deal directly with the lumber manufacturers. The exports have 

 fallen off very markedly during the last few years, but it is proposed 

 to conduct an energetic campaign for increased sales in South Africa 

 as soon as shipping conditions become favorable. The report gives a 

 list of the sizes most commonly imported. It is stated that 40 per cent 

 of South African lumber imports are consumed in the Cape Province, 

 40 per cent in Natal, and 20 per cent in the Transvaal. 



Two billion feet of lumber in the next twelve months for purposes 

 directly connected with the war is the estimate given by the lumber 

 committee of the Advisory Commission of the Council of National 



