CONAN ES 
CHAPTER PAGE 
PREFACE : < ‘ : A 6 ° 3 é Vv 
PAKIY Tt 
INTRODUCTORY 
TI. MEANING OF FOREST AND FORESTRY, AND OTHER 
INTRODUCTORY NOTES . ‘ ; . 2 : 1 
II. Woop-Lots ON FARMS, FOREST ESTATES, AND THE 
RELATION OF SILVICULTURE TO THE KINDRED 
ARTS OF AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND 
LANDSCAPE GARDENING . : ; ‘ : wa ol? 
Ill. THE FOREST CANOPY, FOREST FLOOR, AND WOOD-MASS 33 
IV. THE FOREST AS AN AGENT IN MODIFYING THE SUR- 
FACE OF THE EARTH AND IN CHECKING THE 
DESTRUCTIVE FORCES OF NATURE. ‘ : . 46 
1. The forest as a soil-former . ‘ ; ; . 46 
/ 2. The forest asa soil-improver  . : : abil 
\_ 3. The forest as a soil-fixer . 3 j ; ~ 106 
4. The forest as a flood-preventer and conservator 
of moisture ; : F . j F = 08 
5. The forest as a wind-break . ; E a =. 463 
6. The forest as a beautifier of the earth : 3 164 
7. The forest asa sanitary agent .. . 4 . 65 
VY. THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF FORESTS . a +69 
1. Aids to forest extension 3 : ‘ 5 ae ne: 
2. Barriers to forest extension ; f ; : 7 
