I02 Forestry Quarterly. 



number of endemic species in this zone in Southern California, 

 the author recommends that the Sierran sub-area be segregated 

 from Merriam's Western Arid Area. It is characterized by the 

 three pines mentioned above. 



The Upper Austral Zone in Southern California is represented 

 wholly by the Upper Sonoran Area. The author divides the area 

 into two sections^ the costal slope and the pinon and juniper belts 

 of the desert mountains. The former is further divided into 

 three sub-districts, the Littoral, Costal and Interior. The Littoral 

 is composed of the various sea shore formations, while the Costal 

 is characterized by various evergreen oaks and chaparral. The 

 latter, however, reaches its highest development in the Interior 

 sub-district. 



The Lower Austral Zone is represented by the Lower Sonoran 

 Area which includes all the desert regions below the juniper belt 

 and protrudes into some of the hot valleys of the costal slope. 



The remaining portion of the paper (i6o pages) is devoted to 

 an annotated catalogue of the Southern California trees and 

 shrubs. C. D. H. 



Second Annual Report of the State Forester on the Progress 

 of Forestry in Vermont. By Austin F. Hawes. Montpelier, Vt. 

 1910. Pp. 52. 



Vermont has had a state forester only since April, 1909, and the 

 present report is an index of his activities. The beginnings of a 

 state forest have been made in two areas, near the central part of 

 the state, containing 800 acres which are used for demonstration 

 purposes. In the spring of 1910 the State Nursery sold 376,000 

 seedlings to 81 customers. Of the purchasers, fifteen were 

 lumbermen, thirty or more farmers, and the rest land owners in 

 other business. Besides this, the state planted 67,000 seedlings 

 on its own lands. About 122,000 seedlings from other sources 

 were planted by private owners, so that nearly 566,000 trees were 

 planted in the state in 1910. The State Nursery contains over 

 two million seedlings, mostly white pines. The nursery is already 

 practically self supporting. 



The forester has published three bulletins and he conceived the 

 unique idea of giving concise summaries of information on 

 various subjects upon private mailing cards. Eight of these have 



