5P2 Forestry Quarterly. 



OTHER PERIODICAL LITERATURE. 



Canadian Forestry Journal, VII, 1911, — 



Forest Statistics of Canada for ipop. Pp. 73-75. 



Synopsis of statistics of lumber, square timber, laths, 

 shingles, pulpwood, ties, poles, cooperage, boxes and shooks, 

 tan bark and tan extracts. 



Forest Fires in May and June, ipii. Pp. 75-77. 

 Detailed facts of all known fires in Canada and United 

 States. 



The Botanical Gazette, LI, 1911, — 



Two Sprouting Conifers of the Southwest. Pp. 385-390. 

 Describes the sprouting habit of alligator juniper (/. 

 pachyphloea) and Chihuahua pine {P. chihuahuana) . 



The Terminology of Soil Bacteria. Pp. 454-460. 

 Suggested changes in classification in accordance with 

 physiological functions. 



Science, XXXIV, 1911,— 



Blue Stain on Lumber. Pp. 94-96. 



Shows that the uncertainty of the soda dipping process 

 is related to the varying acidity of the boards. One at least 

 of the fungi concerned is sensitive to alkalies. Experiments 

 on a large scale showed that freshly cut red gum and yellow 

 pine sap boards required 8 per cent, sodium carbonate or 

 10 per cent, of the bicarbonate to prevent stain by this 

 fungus. 



The Ohio Naturalist, XI, ,1911,— 



The Evaporation Gradient in a Woodlot. Pp. 347-349- 



Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Science, X, No.l, 

 1911,— 



The Twisting of Pines. P. 9. 



The author attempts to explain the occurrence of spiral 

 grain of trees thus: "The branches on the south side or 

 sunny side of the tree aie usually markedly better developed, 



