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affected area regains its vigour. Any back-going, sickly trees, 

 within the standing area, may serve as a breeding-ground, in 

 the absence of better material, but the fact which ought to be 

 remembered is, that small as the beetle may be its power of 

 flight is by no means inconsiderable. G. L. 



The Forests of British Columbia. 



We have just received from the Canadian Commission of 

 Conservation a large volume dealing with this subject. The 

 book, which is well illustrated, contains among other things an 

 estimate of the amount of standing timber in the province, 

 descriptions of the various species of trees and the stands they 

 form, as well as of the climatic and physiographic influences acting 

 on the forest. The methods of administration and the forms of 

 tenure are also described. 



The whole book is of considerable value, although the part 

 dealing with the forest trees of British Columbia is probably 

 of most interest to the British forester, since some of the most 

 promising of our recently introduced species are natives of 

 that country. The descriptions given include particulars of the 

 climatic and soil conditions under which these species thrive, 

 the composition of the main stands formed by them, a general 

 description of their volume production, and other matters. 

 Particulars of the methods of logging, quantities sawn, uses and 

 stumpage values are also given. The desire for more intense 

 utilisation is great, but that is very difficult to attain. Insect 

 enemies are dealt with by Swaine, but few fungus diseases 

 have been described ; in fact, forest mycological work has 

 scarcely been done in the province. 



We understand that persons who are interested may obtain 

 copies of the book on application to The Commission of 

 Conservation, Ottawa, Canada. 



Forestry Propaganda in Western Canada. 



According to the Canada Lumberman, during November last 

 a car-load of information on forests and their products was to 

 visit many centres in the Prairie Provinces During the preced- 

 ing months the car visited the forested sections of eastern 

 Canada, and attracted much interest and attention. The 

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