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is proper not only on account of that country being our principal 

 softwood resource, but also from the fact that the Conference on 

 this occasion was held in Canada. 



An interesting description of the tour from the Atlantic Coast 

 to the Pacific, arranged by the Canadian Government for the 

 benefit of the delegates, is given by Professor R. S. Troup, and 

 is illustrated by numerous excellent photographs. A useful 

 paper recording his impressions of the forestry situation in 

 Canada is contributed by Mr A. C. Forbes; Professor C. D. 

 Howe deals with silviculture in the Dominion ; Mr D. R. 

 Cameron writes on the problem of forest fires ; and Dr J. W. 

 Munro discusses the relation of insect pests to Canadian forests, 

 with particular reference to the spruce budworm, larch sawfly, 

 and bark beetles. 



Much attention having been given at the Conference to 

 Empire and other timber resources, considerable space is allotted 

 to this subject. Mr R. D. Craig writes upon Canada's timber 

 supply, Colonel W. D. Greeley has a paper upon the forests of 

 the United States, and Mr Fraser Story deals with the softwood 

 resources of Europe. In a paper on the timber trade in Europe, 

 Sir James Calder gives certain facts and figures relative to the 

 marketing of timber in Scandinavia, Finland, and the Baltic 

 States ; and among other interesting papers is one on a Douglas 

 fir plantation in Wales, in which Mr Thomas Thomson records 

 details of the measurement of a plantation which has a volume 

 (quarter-girth measurement under bark) of 5980 cubic feet at 

 thirty-eight years of age. Other articles deal with Indian forest 

 management, Indian foreign timber trade, and suggestions for 

 the marketing of tropical timbers. 



Webster s Foresters' Diary and Pocket Book, 1924. William 

 Rider & Son, Ltd., London. Price 3s. 6d. 

 As well as being a handy diary this little production is very 

 serviceable as a pocket reference book for foresters. It con- 

 tains notes on many practical operations, and statistics which 

 will often be of considerable help to practical men. There is 

 also a section devoted to legal questions of the sort that the 

 forester is sure to meet sooner or later in his career, such as 

 fences, and overhanging trees. Another useful feature is the 

 list of foresters and assistants in Britain. 



