6 CONTENTS. 



Page. 



CHAPTER III. THE WEATHER AND THE STREAMS 56 



Forests and climate 57 



Effect of forest cover on temperature 59 



Extremes of heat and cold 61 



Moisture in forest air 62 



Evaporation 63 



Rainfall 66 



Fallen rain 67 



CHAPTER IV. FORESTRY ABROAD AND AT HOME 74 



Forestry abroad 74 



The forest in early times 75 



Modern forestry 75 



Germany 77 



France 77 



Switzerland 78 



British India 80 



Forestry at home 81 



The settler and the forest 82 



First steps in forestry 83 



The public domain 85 



Federal forest reserves 85 



State forestry 87 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Number. 



Plates 18 



Text figures 47 



