1902. 



FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION. 



429 



A WESTERN HEMLOCK, CASCADE MOUNTAINS, WASHINGTON, SHOWING THICK, ROUGH BARK 



OF THE MOUNTAIN FORM. 



ing and market problems are discussed 

 and the production of bark and its value 

 for tanning purposes noted. 



Mr. Allen's bulletin is a valuable ad- 

 dition to forest literature, and the infor- 

 mation it contains should do much to 

 bring about a better appreciation of the 

 merits of a tree that he feels ' ' is going 

 to play an important part in the lumber 

 trade of the northwest." The matter 



contained in this publication is of special 

 value from the fact that Mr. Allen is a 

 trained forester, intimately acquainted 

 with lumbering methods of the north- 

 west through residence there, and this 

 bulletin is the result of several years' 

 study in the forests of Washington. 



The accompanying illustrations are 

 reprinted here through the courtesy of 

 the Bureau of Forestry. 



RECENT PUBLICATIONS. 



Birds that Hunt and Are Hunted. By NEi.TjE 

 Blanchan. Illustrated with 48 colored 

 plates. Pp. 359. Price, $2.00. Double- 

 day, Page & Co., New York. 



This handsome volume on ' ' Birds that Hunt 

 and Are Hunted " is by Neltje Blanchan, the 

 author of that deservedly popular book ' ' Bird 

 Neighbors. ' ' In the present volume the author 

 describes 170 birds of prev, game birds, and 

 water fowl. The book contains an unusually 

 large amount of popular information for sport.s- 

 men concerning the leading game Vjirds. This 



book, which belongs in the series known as 

 the New Nature Library, is a companion vol- 

 imie to ' ' Bird Neighbors, ' ' the two forming a 

 complete popular ornithology. 



This book contains 48 plates of birds in nat- 

 ural colors, an introduction by G. O. vShields 

 (Coquina), and is now in its third edition. It 

 is divided into four parts, as follows : Part I is 

 devoted to water birds. Part II to wading birds, 

 Part III, gallinaceous game birds, and Part 

 IV, birds of prey. This book should have a 

 place in every sportsman's library. 



