CONTENTS 



CHAP. 



PAGE 



I. SOME NATIONAL ASPECTS OF FORESTRY . . 1 



II. THE FOREST REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNITED KING- 

 DOM 29 



III. THE RELATION OF AGRICULTURE TO FORESTRY 



DEVELOPMENT 59 



IV. CLIMATE AND TREE GROWTH .... 87 



V. SOIL AND SURFACE CONDITIONS IN THE BRITISH 



ISLES 122 



VI. THE NEED FOR IMPROVED METHODS AND PRACTICE 



IN BRITISH FORESTRY 148 



VII. THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF THE BRITISH FOREST 



FLORA 191 



VIII. SOME FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF BRITISH FORESTRY 214 



IX. THE STATE AND PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF WOODS 236 



INDEX, 271 



