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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



first time there is given the layman an 

 opportunity to learn how to know and to 

 appreciate them. 



The bulletin is published in two parts. 

 Part I gives a discussion of the general 

 type of vegetation with estimates of the 

 extent of the virgin forest, second growth 

 forest, grass lands and cultivated areas. 

 The forests themselves are discussed under 

 twelve separate types, five of which are 

 known as the Dipterocarp types, compris- 

 ing seventy-five per centum of the entire 

 area of the virgin forest and forming the 

 bulk of the timber manufactured in the 

 islands. The Molave, Mangrove, Beach 

 and Mossy types are treated more briefly 

 and a discussion of their economic im- 

 portance is also included. 



Under the general heading of "Wood 

 Uses" is given a brief discussion of the 

 kinds of wood employed for different pur- 

 poses, such as house construction, piling, 

 wharf building, railroad ties, etc. "Lum- 

 bering in the Philippines" is another head- 

 ing. It contains a discussion of the mar- 

 ket, logging and milling operations, trans- 

 portation and labor. Dr. Whitford esti- 

 mates the annual cut of timber at eighty- 

 eight million board feet. The number of 

 steam sawmills has increased from thirty- 

 one in 1907 to sixty in present operation. 

 Under "Minor Forest Products" are dis- 

 cussed such subjects as fuel, resins, oil, 

 gutta percha, almaciga, rubber, etc. An 

 exceedingly valuable feature of the bulletin 

 is a number of diagrams showing from 

 just what sources all of these minor pro- 

 ducts are derived. For instance, on page 

 fifty-seven is a table showing the sources 

 of wild and cultivated gutta percha and 

 rubber, including all of the trees in the 

 islands from which these two products may 

 be obtained. There is also a chapter of 

 the bulletin devoted to a discussion of the 

 relation of the government to the forests 

 and their products; here is shown by dia- 

 gram how the government disposes of the 

 forest products and what the charges are. 

 How long-term exclusive licenses, or "con- 

 cessions," may be obtained is also fully 

 discussed. Part I is illustrated with 

 twenty-eight full page plates which add 

 greatly to its usefulness. 



Part II treats of the "Principal Forest 

 Trees." Non-technical descriptions are 

 given of one hundred and six trees which 

 include all of the principal timber species 

 whose lumber is of importance in the com- 

 mercial markets. Brief mention is made 

 of some two hundred and seventy-seven 

 other trees of the Islands that are found 

 in the forests or else are cultivated for 

 ornament or for fruit. This part of the 

 bulletin contains one hundred and three 

 illustrations showing the bark, leaf and 

 wood characteristics of the principal spe- 

 cies. 



This bulletin is not for free distribution, 

 but is sold at a price of $1.25 per copy, 



postage prepaid. All requests should be 

 addressed to the Director of Forestry, Ma- 

 nila, P. I., remittance being made only by 

 postal money order. 



MONTHLY LIST FOR OCTOBER, 1911 



(Books and periodicals indexed in the Library 

 of the United States Forest Service.) 



Forestry as a Whole 



Proceedings and reports 



St. Petersburg K. Forstinstitut. Mittei- 

 lungen, vol. 21. 246 p. il., pi. St. 

 Petersburg, 1911. (In Russian and Ger- 

 man.) 



Societe dendrologique de France. Bulletin 

 no. 20. 80 p. il. Paris, Au siege de 

 la soci6t6, 1911. 



Bibliographies 



United States Dept. of the interior 

 OflBce of the secretary. Magazine arti- 

 cles on national parks, reservations, 

 and monuments. 15 p. Wash., D. C, 

 1911. 



Forest Aesthetics 



Street and park trees 



Charles. Trees; the care they should have. 

 15 p. Tully tree expert co. 



Forest Education 



Forest schools 



University of Washington College of for- 

 estry. Catalogue for 1910-11, and an- 

 nouncement for 1911-12. 44 p. Seattle, 

 Wash., 1911. 



Forest Legislation 



Ducrot, Louis. La reforme forestiere et 

 la propriete privee; etude historique, 

 droit compare, projets nouveaux. 335 

 p. Lyon, J. Poncet, 1910. 



Forest Botany 



Trees, classification and description 



Green, W. J. Evergreens; with descrip- 

 tion of best varieties for central Ohio. 

 11 p. Columbus, Ohio, 1910. 



Sargent, Chas. S. Trees and shrubs; illus- 

 trations of new or little known lig- 

 neous plants, vol. 2, pt. 3. 73 p. pi. 

 Boston, Houghton, Mifflin co., 1911. 



Sponsler, O. L. A bud and twig key. 24 p. 

 il. Lincoln, Nebr., University of Ne- 

 braska, 1911. 



Woods, classification and description 



Sudworth, George B. and Mell, Clayton D. 

 Colombian mahogany, Cariniana pyri- 

 formis; its characteristics and its use 

 as a substitute for true mahogany, 

 Swietenia mahogani. 16 p. il. Wash., 

 D. C, 1911. (U. S. Dept. of agri- 

 culture Forest service. Circular 185.) 



