WHERE TREES GROW, THERE HUMAN 
SYMPATHY LINGERS. 
Practical Forestry. 
A Book for the Student and for all who are practically 
interested, and for the General Reader. By Prof. JouHn 
Girrorp, New York State College of Forestry, Cornell 
University. Illustrated. 12mo. Cloth, $1.20 net ; post- 
age, 12 cents additional. 
The recent establishment of the Bureau of Forestry at Wash- 
ington, the steps taken in different States for forest protection, 
and the movement for national forest reservations which began a 
few years since, are tangible evidences of the increasing interest 
in a subject of immediate and general importance. The need of 
popular information regarding this subject, presented in a form 
comprehensive and practical but interesting, has prompted Pro- 
fessor Gifford to prepare this book. It is based upon actual 
experience as well as scientific knowledge, and also upon an 
acqaintance with the needs of the many different classes of those 
interested in the forests for economic or partially sentimental 
reasons, 
The author explains simply and clearly the points of practical 
interest relating to soil, growth of trees, their care, their relation 
to the water supply, the evils of wholesale cutting, and the prac- 
tical value of judicious selection. He places before the reader, 
in his sketch of forest distribution, a most interesting picture of 
American woodlands, which emphasizes the importance of a 
source not only of wealth, but of safety, much neglected in past 
years. 
Aside from the value of this book to special students and to 
those interested in the forests for economic reasons, the work is 
full of suggestions to owners of country homes and to all who 
care for nature. 
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, NEW YORK. 
