Other Current Literature 79 



The Preservation of Ties, Poles and Timbers by Antiseptic 

 Treatment. By W. F, Goltra. Paper read before Central Elec- 

 tric Railway Association November, 1914, at Fort Wayne, In- 

 diana. Pp. 11. 



Annual Report of Potlatch Timber Protective Association. 

 Potlatch, Idaho. 1914. Pp. 44. 



The report states that the year 1914 was the most disastrous 

 which the association has ever experienced. The area burned 

 covered 19,734 acres, of which 6,988 acres were covered with 

 green timber and the remainder was brush land and cut-over 

 land. The merchantable timber loss was 110,310,000 board feet. 

 In addition there was a loss of 2G,344 M board feet on unprotect- 

 ed property within association limits. The assessments on mem- 

 bers were over eleven times greater than in 1913, being 25 1-4 

 cents per acre. The total expenditures were slightly in excess of 

 $100,000. 



Short Keys to the Trees of Oregon and Washington. By Hugo 

 Winkenwerder. (3rd ed.) College of Forestry, University of 

 Washington. 1914. 



Western Hemlock: Its Forest Characteristics, Properties and 

 Uses. By E. J. Hanzlik and H. B. Oakleaf. Reprint from the 

 Timberman, October, 1914. Portland, Ore. Pp. 9. 



California Forests: The Lumber Industry, Manufactures. Part 

 VIII, Statistical Report of the California State Board of Agri- 

 culture for the year 1913. Pp. 203-210. 



Oak Pests: The Caterpillar Worm. The Monthly Bulletin of 

 the State Commission of Horticulture, Sacramento, Cal. 1914. 

 Pp. 259-264. 



Creosoted Douglas Fir Paving Blocks. West Coast Lumber 

 Manufacturers' Association. Pp. 32. 



The modern pavement for roads, streets, bridges and cross- 

 ings. 



The Planting and Care of Shade Trees. By F. E. Buck. Bul- 

 letin 19, Second Series. Dominion Experimental Farms. Ottawa, 

 Canada. 1914. Pp. 24. 



