CONTENTS. 



PAGB 



OVERTURE, .1-4 



PART I. THE EXTENSIVE DESTRUCTION OF FORESTS. 



CHAPTER I. Preliminary Statement, . . . 5-13 



Original production of Forests (p. 5) ; Consequences of the 

 Destruction of Forests (p. 10). 



CHAPTER II. Ancient Forests of Europe, . . 14-29 



Ancient Forest-Covering of Europe (p. 14) ; Existing 



Remains of Ancient Forests : Greece (p. 16), Turkey 



(p. 17), Russia (p. 17), Siberia (p. 20), Poland (p. 21), 



Hungary and Austria (p. 22), Scandinavia (p. 23), 



Italy (p. 25), Spain (p. 26), Britain (p. 27). 



CHAPTER III. The Disappearance of Forests in 



Europe, , 30-37 



Natural Decay and Reproduction (p. 30) ; Progressive 

 Destruction by Man beyond Restoration by Natural 

 Reproduction (p. 33), and the Result (p. 37). 



CHAPTER IV. Evils which have Followed the Exten- 

 sive Destruction of Forests in Europe, . 38-101 



SECTION A.. Scarcity of Timber and Firewood, . 38-39 

 SECTION B. Drought, ...... 40-56 



General Statement (p. 40) ; Illustrations supplied from 

 Algeria (p. 42) ; Statements by Schleiden (p. 48), and 

 by Fries (p. 49) ; Illustrations supplied from South 

 Africa (p. 51). 



