1902. 



FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION. 



89 



could have been brought together bj- the 

 authors with little effort and would have added 

 greatly to the value of the book. It would 

 have" been more satisfactory to the general 

 reader if the diameter of trees were taken 

 breast-high rather than at variable heights on 

 the bole. It is unfortunate that something 

 could not have been given regarding the habit 

 of different trees in the woods as well as in the 

 open, for those who will use the book most 

 are chiefly interested in the trees as a part of 

 the forest rather than as single individuals 

 growing in the open. A commendable feature 

 is in the publication of the common names of 

 the different trees actually in use in the dif- 

 ferent parts of New England. 



The book is somewhat marred by the fact 

 that the plates illustrating the species are in 

 many cases placed with the text descriptions 

 of other species. 



J. W. T. 



pubi^isher's notes. 



Beginning with this number, Forestry and 

 Irrigation will contain a department known 

 .as ' ' Recent Publications, ' ' in which it is our in- 

 tention to review the latest books. These book 

 notices will be prepared by competent review- 

 ers, and we hope to make this department an 

 interesting feature of each number of For- 

 estry AND Irrigation. Publishers will do 

 well to send us books on all out-door subjects; 

 the readers of this magazine are especially in- 

 terested in nature books. 



Numerous inquiries have come to us con- 

 cerning the kind of puni])s, the cost and capac- 

 ity, successfully used in procuring water for 

 irrigation. Manufacturers and users of pump- 

 ing machinery will confer a favor by sending 

 brief statements covering these de{ails, and 

 particularly the results attained Ijy pumping 

 in different parts of the countrv. 



We have just received a copy of J. 'SI. Thor- 

 burn & Co.'s seed catalogue 'for 1902. The 

 present issue is the one hundred and first an- 

 nual catalogue published by this well-known 

 firm ; it is well printed and contains a large 

 number of excellent half-tone illustrations of 

 flowers and vegetables. 



Three new books on forestrv are reviewed 

 this month, all of them being'valuable addi- 

 tions to the literature on this subject. We 

 refer to "Studies of Trees in Winter," by 

 Annie Oakes Huntingdon, published by 

 Knight & Millet, Boston ; " Forest Trees and 

 Forest Scenery," by G. Frederick Schwarz, 

 issued by the Grafton Press, New York ; and 

 a " Handbook of New England Trees," by L. 

 h. Dame and Henry Brooks, published bv 

 Ginn & Co., Boston. 



Knight & Millet recently purchased the pub- 

 lishing business of Bradlee Whidden, Boston. 

 The line of books on natural history formerlv 

 published bv him is now being handled bv 

 Knight & Millet. 



Studies of Trees 



In Winter 



A DESCRIPTION of the 

 DECIDUOUS TREES OF 

 NORTHEASTERN AMERICA 



By . . . Arvnie Oakes Huntington 



With an introdudioti by 



CHARLES S. SARGENT, LL. U. 



Arnold Profes.sor of 



Arboriculture in Harvard University and author of 



" The Silva of North America '' 



ILLUSTRATED 



With twelve colored plates by MARY S. MORSE 

 and photographs by the author 



One volume, iimo [size 6 x S}4 inches) 

 doth, gilt top $2.25, 7iet 



Knight &. Millet, Publishers 

 221 COLUMBUS AVE.. BOSTON 



FOR.EST Trees 



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Forrest Scenery 



By G. FREDERICK SCHWARZ 



Describing, in popular style, the 

 sources of beauty and attractive- 

 ness in A merican forest trees and 

 sylvan scenery. Handsomely and 

 appropriately illustrated <^ t^"* u^ 



P R.ICE $1.50 



For Sale by Booksellers or Sent by the Publishers 



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Back Files of The Forcstcr 



The Profession of Forestry .... $ ,25 



Vol. IV. The Forester, 1898 . . . 1.00 



Vol. V. The Forester, 1899 ... 100 



Vol. VI. The Forester, 1900 . . . 1.00 



Vol. Vn. The Forester, 1901 . . . 2.00 

 Proceedings of the American Forestry 

 Congress and American Forestry 



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