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genus Pinus and their horticultural varieties, viz. : White pine 

 (Pinus Strohus L.) ; Western White pine {Pinus monticola 

 Dougl.) ; Sugar pine (Pinus cembra L,.), and all other five-leaved 

 species of the genus Pinus is prohibited." 



In the last issue of Forestry Quarterly reference was made 

 to the use of wireless telegraphy for the purpose of speedy trans- 

 mission of news of forest fires. Our statement that practical 

 application of this science was first put in use for this purpose, 

 and that but recently, by the Dominion Forestry Branch has been 

 corrected by the information that wireless telegraphy has been a 

 regular part of the forest protection service of British Columbia 

 for the past three seasons, the Dominion wireless stations on the 

 coast weekly reporting fires visible from the stations, and, also, 

 when conditions are especially dangerous, giving the location, 

 weather, direction and velocity of wind, enabling guards to reach 

 the danger zone possibly in time to check incipient fires. 



The St. Maurice Forest Protective Association of Quebec 

 patrolled last year somewhat over 11,000 square miles, a little 

 over 16 per cent of the provincial lands under license, with only 

 11 men. Of the 306 fires, 115 were started by settlers, 17 by 

 river drivers, 8 by sportsmen and 17 by railways. The Govern- 

 ment contributes $1 per day per man. There were 8 lookout 

 stations and 15 miles of telephone wire constructed and 200 miles 

 trail cut. The patrols traveled 60,800 miles, the total expendi- 

 tures were $23,000. It is calculated that fire losses had been kept 

 down to 1-1,00 of 1 per cent of the timber values involved. 



As a result of the work done by the St. Maurice Forest Pro- 

 tective Association, there has been incorporated this year another 

 association under the name of the Lower Ottawa Forest Pro- 

 tective Association, for the purpose of protecting against forest 

 fires the districts in which are the Nation, Lievre, Rouge and 

 Gatineau Rivers. The area of timber limits protected by this 

 Association has grown during the summer from about 9,000 

 square miles to 11,812 or 7,500,000 acres. Forty-nine rangers 

 under a manager and four inspectors are permanently employed 

 and these in turn employ temporary help when needed. Forty 

 convictions of settlers for starting fires without a permit have 



