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production of timber. The Museum of British Forestry and 
the Museum devoted mainly to Colonial timbers also created 
a good deal of interest. 
Sphagnum for Surgical Work.—In ‘“‘ The Bryologist ’ xxi. 
pp. 93-56 (July, 1918), Mr. G. E. Nichols has given an account 
of the use of Sphagnum for surgical dressings in the United 
States, where it was officially adopted by the American Red 
Cross in March, 1918. Previously its use had been restricted 
to:—(1), the formation of peat; (2), packing by florists and 
nurserymen; and (3), stable litter. A Sphagnum pad has been 
found to possess the following advantages over a cotton one:— 
e. 
In North America the species belonging to the Znophloea 
Ss. magellanicum) have been found satisfactory; those with wiry 
stems are unsuitable. The suitability of a species is affected 
by its habitat; thus in Western Washington and Vancouver the 
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