80 BOTANICAL GAZETTE [JULY 
Local and spring floras 
The increased demand for convenient and relatively inexpensive hand- 
books dealing with the flora of limited areas, particularly in the western states, 
has led to the publication of several local floras which deserve notice. Among 
these are: (1) PETERSEN’s’ Flora of Nebraska, in which the author seeks to 
present a list of “‘all conifers and flowering plants, both native and introduced, 
which grow without cultivation in Nebraska.’’ The enumeration of species is 
preceded by keys leading to their determination, and their distribution in 
the state is indicated. Formal descriptions, however, are omitted. (2) GAR- 
RETT’S4 Spring flora of the Wasatch region, in which the author’s aim is “to 
furnish a flora containing practically all the plants of a limited area that 
bloom during the spring months” or by the middle of June. The main 
object of this book is to stimulate the student to a study of the vernal 
flora of the “eastern edge of the Great Basin.’ The treatment of genera 
and species is conservative and reliable, and synonyms are introduced when 
clearness may be gained thereby. (3) NELSON’s’ Spring flora of the iter- 
‘mountain states. In this book no pretense is made to include all the flowering 
plants of the spring season, but rather “some of the plants that bloom early 
in the year.” It is intended to serve merely as an introduction to the flora 
of the region outlined, namely Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, and adjacent 
parts of Idaho, Oregon, and Utah; and in connection with it the author 
Tecommends the use of more complete manuals for reference. 
These little volumes are of portable size, convenient for field work, and no 
doubt will be helpful to the student in gaining an introductory knowledge of 
the flora of the regions to which they appertain.—J. M. GREENMAN. 
Forests of Nova Scotia 
In anticipation of adopting a definite polity of conservation of its forest 
resources, a survey of the existing conditions has been made by Nova Scotia.° 
scsi prea of such an undertaking is seen to be very great when it is 
sobldisicdcen et ae or 14,000 square miles, of the province consists of 
that thi ne covered with forests, or fit only for that purpose, and 
1S resource, furnishing some five millions of dollars in value of annual 
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- Paine N. F., Flora of Nebraska. A list of the conifers and flowering plants 
oop e = keys for their determination. 8vo. pp. 217. Published by the 
» Mincoln, Neb.: Printed by the State Printing Co. 1912. 
‘Garretr, A. QO. Spri +s 
» *\. iy Spring flora of the Wasatch region. 2d ed. 8vo. pp. xiit139- 
TER Pa.: New Era Printing Co. IQr2. : : 
5 NELSon, AVEN, Spri : si 
Boston: Ginn & Co. ig flora of the intermountain states. 8vo. pp- XV+204- 
° FeRNow, B 
Sele: tan’ . E., Howe, C. D., and Waite, J. H., Forest conditions of Nova 
. 8vo. “ : 
Ottawa, Canada. ree V+93. pls. 12. maps 5. Commission of Conservation, 
