ADVERTISEMENT. 



The subjects ofthit Volume (Timber Trees, and Fruits) arc complete 

 in themselves, although they form only a portion of the matter intended to 

 be treated of under the head of " Vegetable Substances." The re- 

 maining divisions of Esculent Veoetables, Si'ices, Substances 

 WHICH AKE used FOR CtoTHiNO, iic, are in hand. 



CONTENTS. 



PART I.— TIMBER TREES. 



CHAPTER I. 

 The Oak . 



Common Oak 

 Evergreen Oak . 



European Oak 



Quercitron 



Cork Oak . 



Oak producing Nut-galls 16 



Kerines . . .19 



Teak Tree . . 19 



Page 



1 



. 3 



4 



4 



. II 



12 



. 13 



Page 

 The Alder . . . .115 

 The Maple ... 116 

 . Great Maple . . 117 

 . Sugar Maple . . 118 

 The Lime Tree . . .119 

 European 120 



The Horse Chesnut . . 122 



The Poplar . . , 123 

 White . . 124 

 Black . . 125 

 Trembling, or Aspen 125 

 Lombardy Poplar . . 126 

 The Willow, &e. . . 126 



. Osier ... 127 

 . AVhite Willow . . 128 

 . Weeping Willow . 129 

 The Hazel ... 131 

 . Laburnum . . . 132 

 . Broom . . . 134 

 CHAPTER VI. 

 Walnut . . . .137 

 Lance-Wood . . . 140 

 HassagayTree . . 141 



White Mulberry . . .141 

 Black Mulberry . . 141 

 Cultivation, &c. of the Silk- 

 Worm . . . .142 

 Paper Mulberry . . 145 

 Fustic Mulberry . . . 146 

 Common Mahogany . . 147 

 East India Mahogany . j_ 151 



CHAPTER VII. 

 Trees of smalbr growth. Sec, 

 producing veryhard timber 15.3 



1. The Thorn . . 153 



. ^\^lite Beam 153 



. Wild Service 153 



, Indian Hawthorn 154 



. White Thorn . 154 



2. Holly . . 157 



3. Box, Dwarf . . 159 



Common . 160 



4. Ebony , . • 161 



