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32. The Importance of Forests in Military Defence. By Lieut.- 



Colonel Martin Martin, ..... 223 



33. The Protection of Timber against White Ants, . . 227 



Notes and Queries :— Forestry Operations under the Irish 

 Department of Agriculture in 1909— Larch Disease Fungus 

 — Mr Langhammer's Visit — Seeds of North American 

 Conifers — The Development and Road Improvement Funds 

 Act, 1909— Appointment— Bordeaux Mixture — Tree Felling 

 by Machinery — Wood- Pulp — The Timber Resources of 

 New Zealand— Preserving Sleepers from Decay, . . 229 



Reviev7s and Notices of Books : — Illustrations of Conifers. 

 Vol. II. By H. Clinton Baker. Printed privately by 

 Simson, Hertford, 1910. 72 pp., Quarto, with 89 full page 

 Illustrations. ....... 235 



The Soil : An Introduction to the Scientific Study of the 

 Growth of Crops, vii-f3ii pp. and Index, 17 Illustra- 

 tions and numerous Tables. Fertilisers and Manures, 

 XV -384 pp. and Index, 9 Illustrations and numerous 

 Tables. Both by A. D. Hall, M.A., F.R S., Director 

 of the Rothamstead Experimental Station. London : John 

 Murray. 5s. net each, ..... 236 



Les Sols Forestiers. Par E. Henry, Professeur a I'Ecole 

 Nationale des Eaux et Forets. 492 pp., including Table 

 of Contents, with 3 diagrams, 5 plates and 2 maps, 237 



Proceedings of the Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society, 1910, 

 with Appendices. 



List of Members as at 20th June 1910. 



