420 Forestry Quarterly. 



Iyer is authority for the measurements of 



Tallest a teak tree which is the largest yet recorded. 



Teak I'he total height is 192 feet, clear length 



Tree. 114 feet, girth at the base 16 feet, 8 inches, 



and at b.h. 15 feet, 10 inches. 



T. S. W. Jr. 



The Tallest Teak Tree in the "Shola" Forest of the South Malabar 

 District. The Indian Forester. April, 1913. Pp. 173-174. 



On account of the heat and drought of 



Heat August, 191 1, thrifty young spruce trees 



Cracks growing in the open with many branches 



in were observed to crack open. The 



Spruce. phenomenon was not confined to any one 



exposure but occurred on all sides of the 



trees. In some cases the cracks ran from the roots to the top, 



taking a spiral course on account of the knots. The damage 



was occasionally so severe as to open the tree so that one could 



see through it. 



Since the cracks were observed during August, frost could not 

 be adduced as a cause. The author's explanation is that the 

 damage resulted from unequal water content in the relatively 

 weak wood of open grown individuals. Trees grown in dense 

 stands with narrower annual rings did not suflfer. 



It is suggested that this offers the true explanation of the 

 so-called "frost" damage referred to in Dr. Heck's article, "Ver- 

 halten-erwachsener Fichten gegen Diirre und Frost," briefed 

 below under the caption, "Effect of Drought and Frost 

 on Spruce." 



Hitserisse an Fichten. Forstwisscnschaftliches Centralblatt. March, 

 1913. Pp. 124-127. 



The summer of 191 1 in southern Germany 



Effect of was a very dry one. In July and August 



Drought and Frost the precipitation was much below the nor- 



on Spruce. mal. The fall and winter were, however, 



mild and wet. 



The drought in the middle of the summer had no effect upon 



the width of the annual rings in spruce because the dry weather 



came after the most active season of wood production had past. 



