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Spraying Crops : Why, When and 
How. By Clarence M. Weed, D. Sc., 
Professor of Zoology and Entomology, 
New Hampshire College of Agriculture 
and the Mechanic Arts. Fourth edition, 
rewritten and enlarged. Illustrated. 5 x 
7 inches. 150 pages. Cloth. Orange 
Judd Company, New York, N. Y. Price, 
postpaid, 50 cents : 
Professor Weed’s little manual on 
“Spraying Crops” has been generally 
recognized, for the last ten years, as a 
most useful guide to spraying opera- 
tions, the book having had extraordinary 
sale in its three previous editions. The 
present, fourth edition, has been rewrit- 
ten and reset throughout to bring it 
thoroughly up to date. After an intro- 
duction, which discussed the general 
principles involved in spraying, the book 
is divided into four parts, the first deal- 
ing with Spraying the Larger Fruits; 
the second, with Spraying Small Fruits 
and Nursery Stock; the third, with 
Spraying Shade Trees, Ornamental 
Plants and Flowers ; and the fourth, 
with Spraying Vegetables, Field Crops, 
and Domestic Animals. In each part 
the principal insects and fungous ene- 
mies of the various crops are discussed, 
and the best methods of combating them 
are clearly described. 
The Woodlot; a handbook for Own- 
ers of Woodlands in Southern New 
England ; by Henry Solon Graves ; di- 
rector of the Yale Forest School, and 
Richard T. Fisher, Field Assistant in 
the Bureau of Forestry; Bulletin No. 
42, Bureau of Forestry, Washington, D. 
G: 
The purpose of this handbook is to 
show the owners of woodlands in south- 
ern New England how second growth 
woods sould be treated in order to yield 
larger returns. The book contains a 
brief description of the woodland of 
southern New England, and discusses 
the following topics : improvement cut- 
tings, reproduction cuttin'gs, marking 
for cuttings, planting, pruning, protec- 
tion of the woods, fire, grazing, insects, 
wind, the practicabilty of forestry and 
the problem in detail. The report recom- 
mends in brief the following operations : 
Thinning in woods not mature, to im- 
prove the conditions for growth and to 
utilize material, much of which would 
otherwise be wasted ; cutting in mature 
woods in such a way that the succeed- 
ing growth will follow quickly, will be 
composed of good species, and will be 
dense enough to produce not only trees 
with clear trunks, but also the greatest 
possible amount of wood and timber ; 
pruning, which is only practicable in 
certain sorts of stands ; protecting forest 
property against fire and, in some cases, 
against grazing; restocking waste lands 
by planting or sowing. 
Seasoning of Timber, by Flermann 
von Schreuk, in charge of Mississippi 
Valley Laboratory, Bureau of Plant In- 
dustry, assisted by Reynolds Hill, agent 
Bureau of Forestry; bulletin No. 41, 
Bureau of Forestry : 
In a recent report on the general sub- 
ject of timber preservation Mr. von 
Schrenk pointed out that there were a 
number of problems in connection with 
this subject requiring further investiga- 
tion. These problems related to various 
stages in the preservation of timber, the 
preparation of timber for treatment, 
methods of treatment, and the final dis- 
position of treated timber. The present 
bulletin is the first of a series which it 
is intended to issue from time to time, 
and deals with the preliminary season- 
ing which precedes the actual chemical 
treatment. In the report referred to it 
was pointed out that one of the prob- 
lems requiring further investigation was 
the length of life of any given timber 
as affected by seasoning. Although it 
has been known for a long time — and 
the fact is daily in practical evidence — • 
that there is a marked difference in the 
length of life of seasoned and of unsea- 
soned timber, the consumers of lumber 
have shown very little interest in the 
seasoning of timber except for the pur- 
pose of doing away with the evils which 
result from checking, warping and 
shrinking. This book contains a discus- 
sion of the principles applying to the 
seasoning of wood together with some 
preliminary results of tests made dur- 
ing the past year. It is thought advisa- 
ble to publish these results at this time, 
because the preliminary figures ob- 
tained are so suggestive that they may 
prove of value even in their present in- 
complete form. Detailed descriptions 
and illustrations are given of the pro- 
cess of seasoning, the advantages of sea- 
soning, and the different methods of 
procedure. 
Transactions of the Massachusetts 
Horticultural Society, part II, 1902, and 
part I, 1903 : 
Part II contains reports of the busi- 
ness meetings and official actions of the 
society and a number of interesting 
committee reports. The committee on 
native plants reported that collections 
of native plants were exhibited on five 
different occasions, and were all marked 
by good displays. The prizes were in- 
creased from three to five, and the num- 
ber of specimens of each species to be 
shown has been limited to three. The 
work of the committee on forestry and 
roadside improvement has consisted 
chiefly in the collecting, collating and 
tabulating of information regarding the 
distribution and condition of roadside 
trees in Massachusetts, with a view to 
publishing a report of the conditions 
coupled with recommendations to the 
tree wardens and others having to do 
with the preservation and increase of the 
beauty of roadside trees. Circulars 
have been sent out to the tree wardens, 
city foresters and other officials in the 
state, and valuable statistical informa- 
tion has been collected. Part I contains 
a report of the business meetings, lec- 
tures, and discussions for the early part 
of 1903. Among the papers given were : 
Characteristics of Some Southern 
Trees, by Miss Emma G. Cummings; 
What the Department of Agriculture is 
Doing for the Farmer, by Prof. S. C. 
Walker, etc. 
Twentieth Annual Report of the 
Board of Park Commissioners of Min- 
neapolis, Minn., for 1902. Among a 
number of finely printed and handsomely 
illustrated park reports received this 
month, this one must be given first place 
for the quality and number of its illus- 
trations, and the artistic make-up of the 
book generally. A well-drawn cover de- 
sign is embellished by a colored illus- 
tration of one of the Minnehaha Park 
deer, and the book is filled with half- 
tones of high quality. The Board has 
acquired much land during the past few 
years and President Folwell in his re- 
port emphasizes the immediate necessity 
of taking steps for the improvement of 
12 tracts aggregating 1,070.27 acres 
which are in whole or in part awaiting 
development. He estimates that the 
least cost of improving them would be 
$480,000. 
