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annually by a great number of tourists. As well as timber there are 

 vast areas of grazing lands in the forest, while mining is carried out 

 in several districts. The trees principally to be found are the Douglas 

 Fir, the Sugar Pine, and the Incense Cedar, from all of which a good 

 revenue is derived. — A. D. W. 



Forest near Tabora in German East Africa. By Lieut, von 

 Trotha {Not. Konig. Bot. Berlin, vol. vi. No. 4.S, pp. 212-231; Dec. 



1911) . — This paper gives a description of some 189 trees and shrubs 

 growing in the forests of Tabora, with especial reference to their 

 economic importance. Their use for European building purposes, for 

 the manufacture of furniture, for native building purposes, and the 

 general use of the tree to the natives is pointed out in each case. The 

 native names of the trees are given. — R. B. 



Forest, Olympic National : its Resources and their Manage- 

 ment. By Findley Burns {U.S.A. Dep. Agr., Forest Service, 

 Bull. 89 ; June 6, 1911).— This extends to about a million and a half 

 acres, and contains one of the heaviest stands of timber in the United 

 States. It is composed mainly of the Douglas Fir and Sitka Spruce, 

 and, owing to the heavy rainfall, trees generally thrive exceptionally 

 w^ell. An excellent map of the 'forest district is attached. Through 

 the district a railway runs for ,160 miles, which must greatly facilitate 

 the removal of converted timber. — A. D. W, 



Forest Planting in the North-Eastern and Lake States. By 



H. S. Graves {U.S.A. Dep. Agr., Forest Service, Circ. 195; Jan. 29, 



1912) . — The true value of forest land and its rightful place among the 

 permanent resources of the State are being quickly realized all over 

 the American Continent. 



In New England States, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the higher 

 grounds of West Virginia there are large areas of treeless wastes which 

 are well suited for the production of valuable timber. The advisability 

 of planting these regions is discussed in the present pamphlet. 



A. D. W. 



Forest Students, Suggestions to Prospective. By Henry S. 



Graves {U.S.A. Dep. Agr., Forest Service, Circ. 23, Oct. 11, 1911). 

 The suggestions to prospective forest students are valuable and to 

 the point. 



A list of Schools of Forestry is given, and the salaries available 

 should be a temptation to the student. — A. D. W. 



Forests, Reafforestation on the National. By William T. Cox 

 {U.S.A. Dep. Agr., Forest Service, Bull. 98; Nov. 18, 1911).— The 

 National Forests, which extend to one hundred and ninety-one and a 

 half million acres, extend from Alaska to Porto Eico. Reafforestation 

 of denuded areas would appear to go on constantly, and, as staled in 

 the Bulletin, " The Forest Service has taken up in earnest this enormous 

 task. "—A. D. W. 



