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successfully is to burn the infested parts, still better in most 

 cases, the entire tree. 



The disease has not yet extended to the commercial forests of 

 chestnut in the southern mountains, and they may be outside of 

 its probable range, but it is potentially so dangerous that every 

 effort should be made to check its spread. C. D. H. 



Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects. By N. 

 Banks. Smithsonian Institution, U. S. National Museum, Bulle- 

 tin 67. 1909. Pp. 135, pi. 1, figs. 188. 



After a brief statement of the characteristics of the classifica- 

 tory groups of insects, the writer describes very fully and simply 

 the necessary apparatus for their collection, mounting and stor- 

 ing. Details are given also of the special methods suitable for 

 larvae and wing mounts. Hints are given for collecting the va- 

 rious groups, and in addition the reader will find a fund of infor- 

 mation as to insect cases, arrangement of specimens, dealing with 

 collection pests, breeding and shipping specimens, etc. 



The bulletin is a good one, generously illustrated, and made 

 more useful by a list of entomological periodicals and dealers in 

 supplies, and a bibliography. J. H. W. 



OTHER CURRENT LITERATURE. 



Report of the British Timber Conference. Issued by the Royal 

 English Arboricultural Society. London, 1909. Pp. 48. 



Contains the following papers : Railroad Rates for Native as 

 Compared with Imported Foreign Timber, by Chas. Hopton (a 

 protest against discrimination) ; Extraordinary Traffic and Ex- 

 cessive Weight, by E. Charles ; The Rating and Taxation of 

 Woodlands, by Leslie S. Wood (suggests a scheme of remission 

 to woodland owners who attempt to carry out forestry principles) ; 

 The Best Means of Encouraging the Consumption of Native 

 Timber, by Murray Marshall. 



