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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION. 



389 



chemical pulp, which differs, however, 

 from that given by ground wood. 



Rhimba, a Plant Wax from Mada- 

 gascar. (Revue des Produits Chim., 

 1892 ; abstract in Chem. Rev. Fett u. 

 Harz Ind., 9 (1892), 190). This wax, 

 which has recentl}' been introduced in 

 France, is stated to be derived from the 

 rhimba tree, but the exact origin and 

 method of collection is unknown. It 

 ma)^ prove commercially valuable as a 

 basis for sealing wax and candles. 



Taxine, the Alkaloid of Yew. T. E. 



Thorpe and G. Stubbs (Jour. Loud. 

 Chem. Soc, 81, 874). The authors in- 

 vestigated the autumn-gathered leaves 

 of male and female trees of the species 

 Taxus baccara. The alkaloid taxine 

 was obtained in the form of ver}' fine 

 glistening particles. 



The Melting of Copal and the Losses 

 Incurred Thereby. (Oil, Paint, and 

 Drug Reporter, 62, 5, 44). 



The Constructional Woods of British 

 Guiana. L. M. Hill (Proc. In.st. Civil 

 Eng., 147 (i), 3). 



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American Fcx>J and Game Fishes. By Dr. David 

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 EvERMANN. Illustrated with colored 

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 This handsome new volun>e, the latest in 

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Dr. Hodge treats the subject in an original 

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The author has produced a book that should 

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This well printed and illustrated report con- 

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Forestry in Minnesota. By Professor Samuel B. 

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A new and improved edition of Professor 

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