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Two new national forests were recently created by Presi- 

 dent Roosevelt, One is the Ocala National Forest in Marine 

 County, in eastern Florida, the first created east of the Mis- 

 sissippi River, and it contains over 200,000 acres, well adapted 

 to the growth of sand pine. The second is the Dakota National 

 Forest in Billings County, North Dakota, and it consists of over 

 14,000 acres in the Bad Lands region, part of which are to be 

 used as an experimental field for forest planting. It is to be 

 hoped that these Dakota nurseries may prove most successful, as 

 North Dakota has a lower per cent, of forest land than any other 

 state — about one per cent. 



The first number of Mycologia, a new journal devoted to fungi 

 and lichens, was issued in January, 1909. Dr. William A, 

 Murrill, of the New York Botanical Garden, is the editor. 

 Many well-known mycologists appear as associate editors ; and 

 several others have promised their support. Although under- 

 taken in continuation of the work formerly done by the Joinnial 

 of Mycology, edited by the late Professor Kellerman, Mycologia 

 has not assumed any of the obligations of the publisher of that 

 journal. The main features of the new journal will be, first, 

 technical articles of value to investigators in pure or applied 

 mycology, second, popular articles of interest to the fungus- 

 loving public, third, good illustrations, many of them in natural 

 colors, fourth, news and notes, largely relating to literature of 

 interest to American students. 



