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nung und forststatik, by N. Gennimatas, 

 p. 60-83 ; StickstofEdungungsversuche mit 

 2 und 4 jahrigen fichten und deren 

 wachstumsergebnisse nach der verpflanz- 

 ung ins freie, by Xaver Siefert, and 

 Maximilian Helbig, p. 83-92. 



Indian forest records, May, 1915. A new 

 species of forest grass, Spodiopogon lacei, 

 by R. S. Hole, p. 1-6. 



Indian forester. May, 1915. Germination of 

 teak seeds, by L. P. Mascarenhas, p. 

 147-50; Preliminary note on the prepara- 

 tion and treatment of Xylia dolabri- 

 formis paving blocks, by R. S. Pearson, 

 p. 150-3. 



Indian forester, June, 1915. The present 

 conditions of applied forestry in Canada, 

 by H. R. Macmillan, p. 171-7; Notes 

 on grazing, based on observations made 

 during a period of practical training in 

 the forests of the Central Provinces, 

 by M. M. Ali Beg, p. 177-90; Athletics 

 at the Burma forest school, Pyinmana, 

 p. 190-94; Prize-day at the forest college, 

 Dehra Dun; rangers' class, p. 194-201; 

 Formosan camphor industry, p. 206-8. 



Philippine agriculturist and forester, May, 

 1915. Bamboo planting at the College 

 of agriculture, by Aniceto Villamil, p. 

 43-4. 



Proceedings of the Society of American 

 foresters, July, 1915. Working plans; 

 past histor>', present situation, and future 

 development, by Barrington Moore, 

 p. 217-58; Development of silvicultural 

 working plans on national forests in 

 the southwest, by Joseph C. Kircher, 

 p. 259-62; Windfall damage in selection 

 cuttings in Oregon, by Kan Smith and 

 R. H. Weitknecht, p. 263-5 ; Some use so 

 meteorological studies in silvicultural 

 and management problems, by W. H. 

 Kenety, p. 266-70; Forest ranger educa- 

 tion, by Dorr Skeels and others, p. 271- 

 83; The reforestation of brush fields in 

 northern California, by Richard H. 

 Boerker, p. 284-93; A sQvicultural 

 system for western yellow pine in the 

 Black Hills, by P. T. Smith, p. 294-300; 

 The use of frustum form factors in 

 constructing volume tables for western 

 yellow pines in the southwest, by 

 Clarence F. Korstian, p. 301-14; Further 

 notes on frustum form factor volume 

 tables, by Bruce Donald, p. 315-21. 



Quarterly Journal of forestry, July, 1915. 

 Charcoal-burning, by H. J. Elwes, p. 

 185-93; The Tintem crown forests, by 

 Wm. Schlich,p. 194-204; Therelationship 

 of the Board of agriculture and fisheries 

 to forestry, by R. L. Robinson, p. 204-13; 

 The state and forestry in Ireland, by 

 A. C. Forbes, p. 214-25; On the harmful 

 effects of the growth of certain grasses 

 and weeds around the roots of young 

 forest trees, by S. F. Armstrong, and 

 Edward Roger Pratt, p. 225-30; Invita- 

 tion to plant Cupressus macrocarpa, 

 p. 231-3; Sowing horse-chestnuts in 

 woods, p. 233-4; Gymnosporangium 

 claveriaeforme, the juniper rust, p. 235-6; 

 The timber of Cedrus deodara grown in 

 England, p. 254-5. 



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