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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION. 



22 I 



The author's arrangement of the text and 

 ilhistrations is most simple and convenient. 

 On the left-hand page is the description of a 

 flower, while on the page facing is an illus- 

 tration of the same This order is followed 

 throughout the book. The large number of 

 excellent illustrations are reproduced from 

 water colors and pen-and-ink sketches b}^ the 

 author. 



The description of each flower includes its 

 popular and scientific names, a few words on 

 the characteristics of its foliage, size, etc , and 

 its geographical distribution. This book is a 

 valuable addition to the literature on the sub- 

 ject, and should meet with a ])opular reception 

 in these days of rapidly growing interest in 

 nature study. 



The Speckled Brook Trout. Edited and illus- 

 trated bv Louis Rhead. Published by 

 R. H. Russell, New York. 

 This is an unusually handsome volume, de- 

 scribing the speckled brook trout, its home and 

 liabits, and is by far the most interesting and 

 attractive volume we have vet seen on the sub- 



Copyright by R. H. Russell. 



UNIQUE COVER DESIGN OF "THE SPECKLED 

 BROOK TROUT." 



ject. The book contains a series of articles 

 on the brook trout contributed by well-known 

 anglers, and the whole arranged by Mr. Louis 

 Rhead, the well-known artist. 



The volume opens with a poem on the " Bap- 

 tism of the Brook Trout," by the well-known 

 editor and author, Charles Hallock. The same 

 writer contributes two interesting chapters on 



a "General Description of the Trout Fam- 

 ily" and "The Old Adirondacks." 



There is a chapter on "The Habits of the 

 Trout," bv William C. Harris, the well-known 

 author of the " Fishes of North America," and 

 a valuable paper on " Trotit Propagation," by 

 the late A. Nelson Cheney. "Winged Ene- 

 mies of Brook Tront," "Cooking Trout," 

 "Along a Trout Stream," are other topics 

 treated. "The Speckled Brook Trout," like 

 all books pu1)lished by Mr. Russell, is a fine 

 specimen of the printer's and binder's arts. 



The book is beautifully illustrated, there 

 being several colored plates and full-page pho- 

 togravures and a number of drawings, all con- 

 tributed by Mr. Rhead. The book is uniquely 

 bound in board covers imitating birch bark. 



The "Speckled Brook Trout" should have 

 a place in ever}- sportsman's library ; it is, in 

 addition to being a very handsome volume, 

 filled with valuable information. 



During the past month there has been a 

 number of interesting articles on forestry and 

 irrigation published in the leading magazines. 

 Following is a list of the most important : 



The Irrigation Bill. Literary Digest, April 



12. 



What Forestry Is. Gen. C C. Andrews. 

 April Oiitifig. 



Irrigation Legislation. ElwoodMead. Out- 

 look, April 12. 



The Transformation of the Desert, Robert 

 T. Hill. WorlcVs Work, April. 



The Redemption of Our Dead Lands. Guy 

 Elliot Mitchell. 3/utisey^s, April. 



American Forestry : A New Career. J. Rus- 

 sell Smith. May Forum. 



Reclaiming the Arid Southwest. Robert 

 M. Barker. May Forum. 



A Southern Forest Reserve. 1 he Southland, 

 May. 



The Art of Forestry. Country Life in 

 America, May. 



Through the Grand Canyon of the Gun- 

 nison. J. D. Whelplev. Harper's Weekly, 

 May 3. 



A new bulletin by Dr. von Schrenk on " The 

 Decay of Timber and How to Prevent It " has 

 just been published by the Bureau of Plant In- 

 dustry. This bulletin contains a lot of valu- 

 able information collected both in this country 

 and in Europe. This report, which is a basis 

 for much more extensive investigations planned 

 for the future, contains a discussion of the fac- 

 tors which cause the decay of wood, an ac- 

 count of the various methods used in this 

 country and abroad for preserving timber, and 

 also an account of original work conducted to 

 test these various methods The bulletin con- 

 tains a number of excellent illustrations. 



Another government publication recenth- 

 issued is Captain Ahern's special report on the 

 work of the Philippine Forestry Bureau, cov- 

 ering the period from its organization, in April, 

 1900, to July 30, 1901. The report contains 60 

 pages of text and 33 full-page illustrations, and 

 is published by the Division of Insular Affairs 

 of the War Department. 



