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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



Revue des eaux^et forets, Oct. i, 1910. A 

 propos du pin sylvestre d'Auvergne, by 

 L. Parde, p. 597-600. 



Schweizerische zeitschrift fiir forstwesen, 

 Sept., 1910. Von stiel-und traubeneiche 

 und den eichenbestanden am aareseitigen 

 fuss des Bucheggberges, by H. Landolt, 

 p. 257-64; Aus den waldungen von Rhe- 

 infelden, by E. Lier, p. 264-70; Die pho- 

 tographic im dienst des forstwesens, by 

 H. Knuchel, p. 278-81. 



Zeitschrift fiir forst-und jagdwesen, Oct., 

 1910. Ueber den verlust an masse und 

 wert bei der aufmessung und dem ver- 

 kauf des fichtenlangholzes in entrindeten 

 zustande unde die hieraus sich ergebende 

 erhohung der taxpreise des berindeten 

 holzes, by Borgmann, p. 583-620; Beitrag 

 zur frage der kernholzbildtmg bei der 

 kiefer, by M. Kienitz, o. 620-9; Versuch 

 zur bewertung von kiefernpflanzmetho- 

 den, by Moller, p. 629-33. 



REVIEWS 



A MANUAL FOR NORTHERN WOODSMEN. By 

 Austin Gary, Superintendent of Forests, 

 State of New York, recently Assistant 

 Professor of Forestry in Harvard Univer- 

 sity, Cambridge. Published by Harvard 

 University, 1910. pp. xii, 250. Price, 



$2.00. 



This is the second edition of Mr. Gary's 

 manual, the first, published a year ago, hav- 

 ing shown that it met a real demand. Since 

 it was published, the author has left the ser- 

 vice of New York. The book is like its au- 

 thor, unassuming, business-like, competent. 

 Mr. Gary's long practical experience as a 

 timber cruiser and forest expert in the north- 

 ern woods, taught him the woodsman's 

 needs. The compact make-up of the book 

 and its serviceable binding with folding flap 

 mark it at once as a field book. It does not 

 deal with theory, but embodies the things 

 the woodsman needs to know and to have 

 at hand in his field practice. A brief state- 

 ment of its contents is therefore its best re- 

 view. 



Part I deals with land surveying, describ- 

 ing the instruments, their use, and methods 

 of work, both in field and office. Part II 

 covers in the same practical way the mak- 

 ing and use of forest maps. Part III covers 

 the important subject of log and wood mea- 

 surement. All the different rules for cord 

 and board measure are fully explained. This 

 is followed by timber estimating in Part IV, 

 in which we find a description of the instru- 

 mental helps, height, measurement, volume 

 tables and tree form ; and the practice of 

 timber estimating for small and valuable 

 tracts, and for larger and less valuable tracts 

 by the type and plot, strip, and line and plot 

 systems. The fifth part is given to tables re- 

 lating to the other parts and to miscellaneous 

 tables and information. 



Forest Trees of the Pacific Slope 



From the frequent applications to the Forest 

 Service for copies of "Forest Trees of the 

 Pacific Slope," by Dr. George B. Sudworth, 

 Dendrologist of the Forest Service, it does 

 not seem to be generally understood that the 

 limited edition, available for distribution by 

 the Service, has been exhausted. The only 

 way now to procure copies of these books is 

 to send postal money order for 60 cents 

 (stamps and personal checks are not ac- 

 cepted) to the Superintendent of Documents, 

 Government Printing Office, Washington, D. 

 C., from whom they can be obtained at all 

 times. 



"Forest Trees of the Pacific Slope" is the 

 first volume on North American forest trees 

 to be published by the Forest Service. In 

 course of time it will be followed by three 

 others, which will deal with the trees of the 

 rest of North America. The "Trees of the 

 Pacific Slope" is the most complete work of 

 its kind so far offered to the general stu- 

 dent of forestry, and its price places it within 

 the reach of many students who do not find 

 it convenient to purchase more expensive 

 publications on forestry botany. Dr. Sud- 

 worth's book is fully illustrated with nat- 

 ural-size plates. 



