NOMENCLATURE. 



With reference to Mr. Barrington Moore's article: "Nomen- 

 clature of Divisions of Area in Working Plans", in Volume IX, 

 No. 3 of "Forestry Quarterly", wherein he calls for a discussion 

 of his suggestions in order that an acceptable terminology may 

 be established : 



In view of the rapidly growing interest in working plans, Mr. 

 Moore's article is very timely. I quite agree with him in the 

 desirability of the terms "Block" and "Compartment" (in fact it 

 was my privilege to push the official use by the Forest Service of 

 these terms while in charge of the Section of Reconnaissance 

 during 1907 and 1908). However I stand with the Editor in my 

 objection to the use of "working circle". Mr. Moore himself 

 seems to feel that it is rather a cumbersome term; for he says (p 

 424) : "A working circle thus formed should be called a "Divi- 

 sion" and given a suitable local name". The Editor (p. 428) sug- 

 gests the substitution of "block" for "circle." But this would 

 make it impossible to retain the word "Block" as a division of 

 the working circle (p. 425). I would like to suggest, instead of 

 "working circle" or "working block," the term "working figure." 

 This word is frankly translated from the German "Wirtschafts- 

 figur". It is not a cumbersome term, e. g. "Capitan Figure of the 

 Lincoln National Forest", at the same time it avoids a further 

 use of the word "Division" which is now used for distinctive ad- 

 ministrative purposes. 



A. B. Recknagel. 

 Eberswalde, Germany. 

 December, 191 1. 



