CONTENTS vii 



VOLUME II. 

 BOOK III. 



CHAPTER I. OfCopp'ces page i 



II. Of Pruning 8 



III. Of the Age, Stature, and Felling 



of Trees 24 



IV. Of Timber, the Seasoning and 



Uses, and of Fuel ...'.. 80 

 V. Aphorisms, or certain General Pre- 



cepts of use to the foregoing 



Chapters 130 



VI. Of the Laws and Statutes for the 

 Preservation and Improvement 

 of Woods and Forests . . . 138 

 VII. The paraenesis and conclusion, con- 

 taining some encouragements and 

 proposals for the planting and 

 improvement of his Majesty's 

 forests, and other amunities for 

 shade, and ornament . 157 



BOOK IV. 



An historical account of the sacredness and use 



of standing groves, tfc 205 



Renati Rapini 269 



