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an imtnease forest, it is estimated that only the twenty-fifth 

 portioQ of its territory is covered by woods, but replantation is 

 being actively carried on, and young forests are in the majority 

 thei-e. Highly esteemed old oaks are still to be found iu rather 

 large quantities, which are used in naval constructions, in spite 

 of the remarkable facilities which England finds of supplying 

 itself with exotic timber of superior quality," 



The last three chapters are more presentable, but the book 

 has been so badly treated in the translation that most of its I'eal 

 value has been lost, and the sooner the edition is replaced by a 

 more reliable one the better. The pi-ice, too, 12s. 6d., compares 

 unfavoui-ably with that of Wood, although it would not be by 

 any means a high one for a I'eally well-done translation of the 

 work freed from its blemishes and brought into line with British 

 requirements. A. D. R. 



A Manual of Indian Timbers. By J. S. Gamble, M.A,, G.I.E., 

 F.R.S., F.Z.S. New and Revised Edition, xxvi -1-856 pp., 

 including Index. London : Sampson Low, Marston, & Co., 

 1902. 



This monumental work has been revised, enlarged, and illus- 

 trated by its eminent author, than whom no greater authority on 

 the subject exists. The matter is clearly and systematically 

 arranged, and the book should be in the possession of every 

 botanist and student of Indian forestry. 



Webster's Foresters' Diary and Pocket Book J or 1903. London: 

 William Rider & Son, Limited. Price 2s. 6d, 



Most trades and professions have diaries and calendars specially 

 prepared to meet their several requirements, but until now 

 nothing of the sort seems to have been brought out exclusively 

 for the use of foresters. An attempt to fill this gap has been 

 successfully made by Mr A. D. Webster in the book under notice. 



Besides a writing space for each day of the year, calendar 

 notes for each month, trade advertisements, and other informa- 

 tion of the kind usually to be found in such publications, the 

 book contains in concise form a large amount of information of 

 special interest to the arboriculturist and to the forester, such as 



