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In the exposition of nursery and planting practice the author's 

 endeavor seems to be to present clearly every pertinent fact of 

 practice. The description of tools and equipment is given in great 

 detail as well as their uses. This makes the book of great value 

 as a textbook, especially since the relative importance of different 

 practices is made clear. The usefulness of the book is further 

 enhanced by its unusually good illustrations and diagrams. The 

 chief criticism of the book is likely to be on the great amount 

 included in it. The author himself has, however, recognized the 

 possibility of criticism because he has included in his book many 

 methods and tools not used in the United States, but has forearmed 

 himself in the preface by two succinct statements: "No method 

 should be blindly followed. The practitioner should have a broad 

 knowledge of many methods," and "He must have a broad 

 knowledge of methods and tools in order that he may attain 

 successful regeneration at least cost." So complete an exposition, 

 we feel, will undoubtedly be the means of improving many of our 

 present methods of reforestation. This book is highly commended 

 to the profession and is -deserving of careful study and use. 



S. N. S. 



Traite Pratique de Sylviculture. Par Antoine Jolyet, Professeur 

 k L'Ecole Nationale des Eaux et Forets, 8°, 724 pages avec 130 

 Photogravures. Broche 18 Fr. J. B. Bailliere et Fils, Paris. 



Since a copy of this new French Silviculture has not been re- 

 ceived by the reviewer, the gist of a review by Edouard Vivier in 

 the Revue des Eaux et Forets, March 1, 1916, is reproduced. This 

 book is really a complete second edition of the work entitled, 

 Les Forets, by Boppe and Jolyet. The former publication, how- 

 ever, has been largely augmented by much additional information ; 

 the total nfumber of pages has been increased from 482 to 724 and 

 instead of 94 figures there are now 130. The new volume differs 

 from Les Forets not only in the additions and corrections, but in 

 the arrangement of the material. 



It is now divided into two parts: The first concerns natural 

 forest stands where natural regeneration exists; the second part 

 is of technical forestry work pertaining to the "artificial" forest. 

 In the first part, the form, reproduction, longevity, and character- 

 istics of trees and stands are discussed. The author intentionally 

 looks at the tree from the strictly forestry viewpoint, rather than 



