308 Forestry Quarterly. 



time for cutting single trees are developed. The age at which de- 

 cay sets in and the sprouting capacity of chestnut, both as affecting 

 the time of cutting, receive attention. 



The author closes with a discussion of the possibilities of forest 

 management for the different kinds of land owners. 



R. C. H. 



Ravages of the Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth. Published by The- 

 Medford Mercury, Medford, Mass. 1906. 



Students of Forest Entomology will be interested in this illumi- 

 nating work. There is, at the beginning, an interesting account of 

 the ravages of the Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths, with particular 

 reference to Medford conditions, where the Gypsy Moth originated 

 in this country. Practical measures of combating the pest are 

 given and the Massachusetts laws relating to them are summarized. 



The bulk of the work is made up of a series of excellent photo- 

 graphs, comprising in all over one hundred and fifty. The book 

 is of distinct educational value. 



Report of Special Master, Southern District of Texas, Circuit Court 

 of the United States. Intervention No. 393. Cause No. 54<^ 



Equity. Austin, Texas. I9O6. 17 pp. 

 This is a report of the proceedings in the case of the Maryland 

 Trust Co., Trustee, against the Kirby Lumber Co., in connection 

 with the alleged waste of timber in logging. The report discusses, 

 in detail the use of log rules, particularly of the Herring, Doyle^ 

 Scribner and Orange rules. Those interested in log rules should 

 read this paper. 



Notes on a Visit to Some European S.^hools of Forestry. By E. P« 

 Stebbing. Forest Bulletin No. 5, Calcutta, India, ]90(j. 54- 

 pp. 



This bulletin contains a condensed description of the principal 

 forest schools of Europe. The author's object in visiting the 

 schools was chiefly to study the museum collections and the methods 

 of instruction in zoology. The report is, therefore, mainly an ac- 

 count of the equipment of the schools. A discussion of the courses 



