INDEX. 



PACE 



Larch, its value as a nurse ,.,....,,,,. 121 



pruning and training the ., 161 



for ship timber 162 



Large plants improper to plant in bleak exposures ... 8 



Laying in with the spade, method of 63 



Lead hills in Scotland, plant.s do not thrive on 33 



Leading points for consideration 249 



Lime-tree, its soil and properties described 45 



= , the, is a fine ornamental plant ib. 



Local situation considered 114 



Lull on a lee-shore, a sea phrase 28 



".. by taking advantage of the, plantations may be 



secured from prevailing winds ib. 



Management of the Hedge 280 



of aquatic hedges 304 



Manner of planning detached trees 201 



of cutting old hedges .. , 290 



in general ...., 122 



Manure, for nursery ground ..................... ,. 63 



in compost ., 64. 



whin ashes are a strong 80 



application of, to a timber crop 84 



young hedges 275 



Maritime situations lit for the culture of timber 26 



reckoned untoward for the purpose ib. 



Masts and yards are made of Fir 19 



of American Spruce 25 



. and of Weymouth Pine ... 54 



Medium height of wall fences , 294 



Method of pitting 88 



of preparation, to be advised 96' 



of planting 132 



of removing pollards, &c 199 



of thinning and pruning neglected plantations 215 



of cutting and thinning natural woods 228 



of scouring ditches 283* 



^ of cutting old hedges 290 



