THE 



FOREST PRUNER; 



OR, 



TIMBER OWNER'S ASSISTANT: 



A TREATISE ON THE TRAINING OR MANAGEMENT OF 



BRITISH TIMBER TREES; 



WHETHER INTENDED FOR 



USE, ORNAMENT, OR SHELTER: 



INCLUDING 



AN EXPLANATION OF THE CAUSES 

 OF THEIR 



GENERAL DISEASES AND DEFECTS, 



"WITH THE 



MEANS OF PREVENTION, AND REMEDIES, 



WHERE practicable: 



Also, an Examination of the Properties of 



ENGLISH FIR TIMBER; 



WITH REMARKS ON THE OLD AND OUTLINES 

 OF A NEW SYSTEM FOR 



THE MANAGEMENT OF OAK WOODS. 



BV 



WILLIAM PONTEY, 



Nurseiyman and Ornamental Gardener, Author of the Profitable 

 Planter; and Planter and Forest Pruner to 



THE LATE AND PRESENT DUKE OF BEDFORD. 



THE SECOND EDITION. 



LONDON PRINTED : 

 SOLD BY J. HARDING, 36, ST. JAMES'S STREET, 

 J. WHlTEj FLEET STREET; AND J. MAWMAN, POULTRY. 



1808 



