280 
Leguminose, seeds of, 86; bene- 
fits from, 175-176. 
Light, as related to species, 35- 
36, 147. 
Lignum-vite. See Guajacum 
sanctum, 
Limestone regions, action of 
roots in, 51. 
Linden. See Tilia. 
Liquidambar, flavor of, 88; styra- 
ciflua, 268. 
Liriodendron  tulipifera, 
rope, 93; use of, 199; 
United States, 268. 
Litter, 837-88; decomposition of, 
46, 52-53. 
Live oak. 
iand. 
Locomotives, as cause of forest 
fires, 151. 
Loco-weed. 
lissimus. 
Locust. See Robinia pseudacacia. 
Logging, 190-193. 
Logwood. See 
campechianun. 
Lumber, defined, 4; 
186-198. 
Lupinus, 175. 
in Eu- 
in the 
See Quercus virgin- 
See Astragalus mol- 
Hematoxrylon 
industry, 
Mace, how obtained, 216. 
McKinley National Park, pro- 
posed, 249-250. 
Madera, transportation of tim- 
ber to, 195-196. 
Magnolia, flowers of, 209. 
Mahogany. See Swietenia maho- 
goni. 
Mahwa-tree. See Bassia latifo- 
lia. 
Maine, blueberry in, 152. 
Malaria, where found, 65; how 
caused, 167. 
Mangosteen. 
Mangrove. 
gle. 
Mangrove, black. See Avicennia 
nitida. 
Manure, 14, 121. 
See Garcina. 
See Rhizophora man- 
PRACTICAL FORESTRY 
Maple. See Acer. 
Maple sugar, 23, 201-204. 
Mariposa Park, 232. 
Massachusetts, gipsy-moth in, 
167. 
Mélard, M., quoted, 171. 
Meliacea, 212. 
Mexico, coffee plantations 
21; rubber in, 219. 
Michelia champaca, 213. 
in, 
Milk, from coconut albumen, 
220. 
Mimusops balata, 219. 
Minnesota, forest fire in, 151; 
proposed national park in, 251. 
Mississippi bad lands, improye- 
ment of, 98. 
Mistletoe. See Razoumofskya. 
Moisture, in relation to trees, 
82-83. 
Moluccas, cloves from the, 213. 
Mongoos, injury caused by, 166- 
167. 
‘* Monkey-pot,’’ 214. 
‘““Monkey’s dinner-bell,’’ 76. 
Montana, reservations in, 242. 
Moose, influence of, on trees, 88. 
Mormons, as irrigators, 239. 
Morus, eaten by silkworms, 20, 
89; eaten by animals, 88, 170; 
propagation of, 118; paper 
made from, 201. 
Mosquito, as disease carrier, 
167. 
Mount Rainier Reservation, 229, 
243-245. 
Mulberry. See Morus. 
Mummy cases, seeds from, 103. 
Munson, W. M., quoted, 152. 
Musk-nut. See Nutmeg. 
Mycorrhiza, 39. 
Myricacee, 212. 
Myrtle Family. See Myricacee. 
National parks, 10, 228-229. 
Naval stores’ industry, 204. 
Negro, as forest workman, 194. 
New Mexico, forest reservations 
in, 237-238. 
