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June, 



dressing for salads it is quite palatable ; in fact, 

 because of its nutty flavor many persons are 

 quite fond of it. 



Razoumofskya pusilla, the small mistletoe, 

 which is parasitic upon the Black Spruce and 

 which has been regarded so local in its distri- 

 bution and so rare is really quite common and 

 destructive over broad areas in the North. Prof. 

 C. F.Wheeler reports in the "First Report 

 of the Upper Peninsula Experiment Station, 

 Michigan," that it is common in nearly every 

 swamp in northern Michigan, and that in some 

 of these swamps nearly every tree had been 

 killed. Since its discovery in bloom near Pan- 

 ther Pond late in April, by Mr. Wm. Howard, 

 one of the students of the N. Y. State College 

 of Forestry, the writer has found it in great 

 abundance in swampy regions in other parts of 

 the Adirondacks. 



Willow-ware is strongly recommended for 

 use in tropical countries by Indian Gardening 

 for the following reasons : It is not affected by 

 the climate. Boards check and glue fail to 

 hold. Considering the universal habit of the 

 natives of carrying everything on their head a 



basket is lighter, easier, and handier than any 

 other kind of package. Willow is superior to 

 bamboo and rattan. Immense quantities of 

 rods can be produced in the tropics in a year, 

 and basket-weaving would prove a light, pleas- 

 ant and remunerative employment for the 

 natives. 



In the May issue of the National Geographic 

 Magazine in an article on the general geography 

 of Alaska by Henry Gannett, Chief Geographer 

 United States Geological Survey, there is the 

 following statement : 



"The interior of the territory is forested 

 mainly with spruce, as far north as the valley of 

 Koyukuk, and as far westward as the delta of 

 the Yukon. In this enormous region there 

 must be an almost fabulons amount of coniferous 

 timber, sufficient to supply our country for half 

 a century in case our other supplies become ex- 

 hausted." 



The use of the words "must be" spoils the 

 significance of his observation. Such a state- 

 ment must be misleading. It would not be 

 wise for the people of this country to depend 

 upon this supply even if it were at all available. 



J. G. 



RECENT PUBLICATIONS. 



Instructions to Fire Wardens, State of New 

 York. Forest, Fish and Game Commission. 

 Pp. 23. 



This little pamphlet opens with ten pages of 

 instructions to fire wardens, by Col. William F. 

 Fox, Superintendent of New York State Forests. 

 Following this is given the text of the New York 

 State laws relating to forest fires. There is also 

 contained in the pamphlet a copy of the printed 

 notice posted conspicuously throughout all the 

 forest towns and a list of all the fire wardens. 



Hearings Before the Committee on Public 

 Lands of the House of Representatives, Re- 

 lating to the Reclamation and Disposal of the 

 Arid Public Lands of the West. Government 

 Printing Office. Pp. 135. Plates XXXII. 

 This publication contains the statements made 

 before the Committee on Public Lands of the 

 House of Representatives at the last session of 

 Congress. Four hearings were held by the com- 

 mittee during January and the statements made 

 by the following gentlemen are recorded in full : 

 Hon. F. G. Newlands, of Nevada ; Charles D. 

 Walcott, Director U. S. Geol. Survey ; F. 

 G. Newell, hydrographer U. S. Geol. Survey ; 

 Gifford Pinchot, forester, U. S. Dept. of Agri- 

 culture ; a letter from Hon. E. A. Hitchcock, 

 Secretary Dept. of the Interior ; Hon. R. D. 

 Sutherland, of Nebraska ; N. H. Darton, geol- 

 ogist, U. S. Geol. Survey ; George H. Maxwell, 

 Chairman of Executive Committee of National 

 Irrigation Association, editorial extracts on the 



national irrigation policy; Hon. Jno. C. Bell, of 

 Colorado ; Elwood Mead, irrigation expert of 

 Dept. of Agriculture. 



Publications Received. 



Notes on a Collection of Crataegus Made in the 

 Province of Quebec near Montreal. By C. 

 S. Sargent. Reprint from Rhodora, Vol. 3, 

 no. 28. 



New or Little Known North American Trees, 

 III. By C. S. Sargent. Reprint from the 

 Botanical Gazette. Vol. XXXI., April, 1901. 



Forestry for Kentucky. Reprint of an address 

 by Dr. C. A. Schenck. 



( To be reviewed later. ) 



Seventh Annual Report of the Commissioner 

 of Public Roads of New Jersey for 1900. 

 By Henry I. Budd. Pp. 191. 64 half-tone 

 engravings. 



This report shows that considerable progress 

 during the past year has been made in New 

 Jersey in the construction of good roads. Im- 

 provement of public highways, in many 

 parts of the State, were carried on during the 

 year of 1900. The report shows that since the 

 passage of the State Aid Law, 532.11 miles of 

 road have been constructed at a cost of 3S65,- 

 31S.55. In 1900, 14S. 28 miles were constructed, 

 and petitions for 491.73 additional miles have 

 been filed, the cost of which is placed at $1,949,- 

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