CONTENTS. 



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1. Two Forest Arboretums near Brussels. By D. E. Hutchins . i 



2. The Black Poplars (with five Plates). By Prof. A. Henry . 14 



3. Some Observations on Planting New Ground. By John 



Boyd ........ 27 



4. The Forests of Australia. By D. E. Hutchins, F.R.G.S . 34 



5. Durability of Timbers. By Percy Groom . . .44 



6. The Great War. The Society's Roll of Honour. Second 



List ........ 47 



7. Sinodendron cy/indriciim, L., and related Lamellicorns (with 



Plate). By R. Stewart MacDougall, M.A., D.Sc, 

 F. R. S.E., Honorary Consulting Entomologist to the 

 Society ........ 50 



8. Polyporus Schtueinitzii, Fr. (with Plate). By J. M. Murray, 



B.Sc.(Agr.), B.Sc.(For.) ..... 56 



Notes and Queries : — Afforestation of Waste Lands in 

 Denmark — The Selecting of Telegraph Poles in the 

 Forest of Enzie — The Collection of Forest Seed — 

 Snapping of Elm Branches — Douglas Fir [Pseudotsuga 

 Douglasii), in Banffshire— Height-Growth in Conifers Com- 

 pared — Forestry in Australia — Home Nursery — Rubbish 

 in Woods — Black Game .... 58 



Reviews and Notices of Books : — The Artistic Anatomy of 

 Trees : Their Structure and Treatment in Painting. By 

 Rex Vicat Cole. Illustrated by 50 examples of pictures 

 from the time of the early Italian artists to the present 

 day, and 165 drawings by the author, supplemented by 300 

 diagrams in the text, xv + 347 PP- Price 7s. 6d. net. 

 London: Seeley, Service & Co., 1916 . . . 66 



Insects and Man. An account of the more important, 

 harmful and beneficial insects, their habits and life- 

 histories, being an introduction to Economic Entomology 

 for students and general readers. Illustrated with 

 drawings and reproductions from photographs. By 

 C. A Ealand, M.A. Price 12s. London : Grant 

 Richards, Ltd., 1915 ...... 67 



Obituary :— Councillor James Alston .68 



