Periodical Literature. 207 



Excavations of the old Roman town which 

 Ancient existed near Konigsfelden have produced a 



Forest rich variety of utensils, among which are 



Conditions. very many wooden ones; a wall built of oak 



piles, ties, and fir planks, all cut with axes, 

 has some of the oak pieces 14 inches square and over 22 feet in 

 length. The oak has turned deep black, the fir has retained its 

 color, both being relatively sound, but upon exposure rapidly disin- 

 tegrating. Identification of the woods has been made and will as- 

 sist in determining ancient forest tree distribution. From the dis- 

 closures so far made it would appear that no changes of climate 

 have been experienced. 



Holsfunde aus rbmisclier Zeit. Schweizerische Zeitschrift fiir 

 Forstwesen. July- August, 1906, p. 215-217. 



An exhaustive article by Bohmerle on the 



European silvicultural characteristics and forestal use 



Chestnut. of the European Chestnut (Castanea vxd- 



garis) is of interest to us only by suggesting 



similarities to our native species. In a stand of beech with chestnut, 



the latter, at 60 years of age, showed the following dimensions : 



heights, 18 to 24 m., diameters, I6 to 32 cm., with clear cylindrical 



boles. In other locations diameters run to 35 cm. at the same age. 



gesammte Forstwesen. July, August, I906, p. 289-306. 



Die Edelkastanie in Niederosterreich. Centralblatt fiir das 



A Norway Spruce in Aargau, Switzerland, 

 Chlorosis I6 cm. in diameter and about 12 m. high, 



in normally grown, has for several years pro- 



duced annual shoots, all of them beset with 

 needles varying from snowy white to pale 

 green, gradually changing the color until in August it is normal. 

 The tree stands on the outside of a woodland; hence lack of light 

 cannot be the cause, and no other of the spruces show the phenome- 

 non. The tree is about 23 years old, but the peculiarity has not been 

 observed until about 5 years ago. 



