INDEX. 17 



Sciwrus. See Keports by Hon. Scientists. 



Scotland: — Progress of Forestry iu — R. Hutchison, ix. 1. Douglas Fir in — 

 W. Schlich, xii. 226. Aflbrestation in Highlands and Islands of — W. A. 

 Mackenzie, xiii. 318. Visit to Forests of (1896) — A. Schwappach, xv. 11. 

 Forestry in Reign of Queen Victoria iu — M. Dunn, xv. 109. *Distribution of 

 certain Forest Trees in, as shown by Post-Glacial Deposits — W. N. Niven, 

 xvii. 97. 



Scots Fir:— Planting of, after old Crops of Scots Fir — W. M'Corquodale, ii. 48. 

 Its Cultivation, etc. — W. Gilchrist, vi. 304. Hasitdeteriorated?— J.M'Laren 

 and W. M'Corquodale, ix. 176. Forests in North Germany, xiii. 187. 

 *Fii'e Protection Lines iu Forests of (Dr Kienitz) — A. C. Forbes, xvii. 198. 

 See also Returns. 



Scottish Arboricultural Society, xi. 114. 



Scottish Timber. See Timber. 



Sea Coasts, Planting on. See Planting. 



Sea, Trees, etc., for Planting within Influence of — W. Gilchrist, v, 143. 



Season and Growth of Trees. See Notes and Queries. 



Seasoning Timber. See Timber. 



Seasons, Effects of Dry, of 1868, '69, 70. It. Hutchison, vi. 281. 



Sections of Wood. See Wood. 



Seeds :— Collection, etc., of Forest Tree— J. M'Lean, x. 156. Experiments with 

 Tree— W. Somerville, xv. 133. Testing Tree— J. Rafin, xvi. 277, 407. See 

 also Notes and Queries. 



Selborne's, Earl of, Hampshire Woods. Sec Plan. 



Shale Industry, Damage to Trees by, xvi. 470. 



Shelter, Trees for. See Trees. 



Shrubs. See Transplanting. 



Silver Fir: — Culture and Uses of — C. Y. Michie, v. 138. Self-Sowing of — 

 W. Gilchrist, vii. 180. See also Notes and Queries. 



Simpson, A.: * Machine for Mending Broken Strands of Wire Fences, xiii. 359. 



Sirex See Reports by Hon. Scientists, and Notes and Queries. 



Slater, A.: Wood Damaged by Gases from Calcining Ironstone — vii. 184; *Tools 

 Used in Forestry, ix. 130; *Enclosing Plantations, ix. 199; Size of Plants, 

 and Method of Planting to Produce best Results, x. 39; Hardwood Planta- 

 tions, x. 61 ; Some Aspects of Excursion to Germany (1895), xiv. 163. 



Sleepers, Railway, Impregnation of. See Notes and Queries. 



Small Wood, Utilisation of. A. T. Williamson, xiii. 145. 



Smith, J.: Arboriculture in Hampshire, xi. 511; Ligneous Plants of Hampshire, 

 xii. .356; British Oaks, xiii. 21. 



Smith, W. G. : Afforestation of Waterworks' Gathering-Grounds, xvii. 86 ; Origin 

 and Development of Heather Moorland, xvii. 117. 



Smoke, Injurious Effects of, on Trees. J. Boyd, xvii. 122. 



Smyth, J. B. : Pruning in relation to Production of Timber, viii. 54. 



Soil, Botanical Geography and Biological Utilisation of. M. Hardy, xvii. 110. 



Soils: — Best suited for Forest Trees as indicated by Plants growing naturally 

 upon them — W. Gilchrist, vi. 296. Distance at which Forest Trees should 

 be planted on Different — L. Bayne, viii. 77. Best adapted for various 

 Trees — A. D. Webster, xiii. 254. 



Somerville, W. : Influences affecting British Forestry, xii. 403 ; How to Combat 

 Injurious Forest Insects, xiii. 5; * Natural Regeneration of Woods, xiii. 63; 

 Limited Liability Company to Acquire Timber Estate, xiv. 100 ; State Forests 

 of Prussia, xiv. 140; Experiments with Tree Seeds, xv. 133; Investigations 

 in Prussia regarding Quality of Timber, xv. 279; Douglas Fir Plantation 

 at Taymount, xvii. 269. See also Reports by Hon. Scientists, and Notes 

 and Queries. 



Sorn. See Plantations. 



South Africa, Forests in. J. C. Brown, ix. 45. 



South America, Cultivation of India-Rubber Trees of. J. Ferguson, x. 108. 



Sparks from Railway Engines: — Damage to Woods, etc., by — F. Bailey, xvi. 289. 

 See also Notes and Queries. 



Sphcerella. See Reports by Hon. Scientists. 



Sphinx. See Reports by Hon. Scientists. 



Spruce: — White American as a Wind Mantle— J. F. Annand, xvi. 473. Thinnings 

 in Planted — M. Broilliard, xvii. 129. See also Canker, Dry Rot, and Notes 

 and Queries. 



Squirrels, Damage by. See Notes and Queries, and Reports by Hon. Scientists. 



State Model Forests. See Forests. 



Steam Power. See Forestry. 



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