INDEX 



251 



Tree growth, conditions for, in 



different localities, 119 

 — , hackberry, 59 

 — , ironwood, 59 

 — , nettle, 71 



— nursery, suggestions for, 132 

 — , plane, 60 



— repair, 168 



— . sycamore, 59, 230 



— tulip, 126, 231 



— , weeping willow, 46, 59 



Trees and character building, 235 



— , care of, 134 



— , care to be exercised in location 



of, 130 

 — , civic lessons reflected in, 239 

 — , community life of, 239 

 — , coniferous, 122 

 — , crowding, 203 

 — , deciduous, 119 

 — , effect of frost on, 116 

 — , effect of heat on, 116 

 — , enemies of, 239 



— for lawns, 119 



— for screening, 128 



— for streets, 123 



— for woodland, 126 



— , general observations about, 



235 

 — , hickories, walnut, and butter- 

 nut, 83 

 — , how to identify, 1, 26, 83 

 — , how to mark for removal, 212 

 — , how to plant, 130 

 — , how to spray, 138 

 ■ — , improperly pruned, 161 

 — , individuality of 1, 182, 239 

 — , influence of light on, 114 

 — , influence of moisture on, 110 

 — , influence of soil on, 112 

 — , insects injurious to, 134 

 — , measuring diameter of, 183 

 — , methods of planting little, 211 

 — , methods of removing, 212 



Trees, nature and habits of indi- 

 vidual, 185 

 — , needs that nature or man 



must supply, 117 

 — , outdoor lesson on, 234 

 — , physical character of soil 



important for production of, 



114 

 — , i)lanting, on land unsuitable 



for crops, 207 

 — , pruning, fundamental jn-in- 



cii)les, 160 

 — , — , how to cut properly, 162 

 — , quality, 129 

 — , rapidity of growth of different 



species, 186 

 — , requirements of, 110 

 — , seasons for spraying, 137 

 — , setting, 130 

 — , structure of, 106 

 ■ — , study of rings of various 



species, 186 

 • — , suggestions for outdoor study 



of, 234 

 — , suggestions, for planting little, 



211 

 • — suitable for the soil, care in 



selecting, 210 

 — , tendency to split, 176 

 — , thoroughness essential in 



spraying, 138 

 — , time for pruning, 162 

 — told by their their bark or 



. trunk, 59 

 — , training a child to recognize, 



237 

 — , value of, as health givers and 



moral uplifters, 237 

 — , what to plant and how, 119 

 — , when and how to procure, 129 

 — , when to plant, 129 

 — , when to spray, 137 

 — , wooded areas improved b}- 



planting new, 207 



