CONTENTS. 



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CHAPTER I. 



INTRODUCTORY ., 



CHAPTER II. 

 FORESTRY AND GAME DEPARTMENTS ON ESTATES 9 



General Remarks. 



Pheasant Coverts in Dense Woods. 



Trees and Shrubs that Produce Fruits Eaten by Pheasants. 



Artificial System of Rearing Pheasants. 



The Wild, or Natural System. 



Rabbits. 



CHAPTER III. 

 PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF THE OLD AND NEW FORESTRY DESCRIBED .. 33 



' British Forestry of the Past. 

 ^ The New Forestry, 

 f ll Timber Trees of the Older British Woods. 



CHAPTER IV. 

 WORKING FORESTRY PLANS 58 



Allotment of the Wooded Area. 

 Period of Rotation. 

 Choice of Species. 

 Cultural Methods. 

 Routine of Management, 

 f Forestry Book-keeping. 



CHAPTER V. 

 ' WHERE TO PLANT TIMBER TREES 70 



Elevation and Aspect. 



Rainfall. 



Value of the Land. 



Soil. 



Accessibility. 



CHAPTER VI. 

 ' PURE AND MIXED WOODS 87 



Pure Woods. 



Mixed Woods. 



Conifera Mixtures. 



Mixtures of Broad Leaved Species. 



General Mixtures, 



Grouped Woods. 



