302 SYLVICULTURE IN THE TROPICS 



Dibbling in Hues, 172 



in patches, 174 



irregular, 174 

 Dicaeum, 65, 67 

 Dillenia, 29 

 Dilleniaceae, 29 

 IHospyros, 29 



Ebenum, 22, 242 



Embryopteris, 6 



mauritiana, 42 



Melanoxylon, 41 



mespiliformis, 6, 32, 50, 67 



quaesita, 93 

 Diptera, 66 



Dipterocarpaceae, 26, 50, 55, 111, 120 

 Dipterocarpus, 27, 28, 55, 118 



glandulosus, 28 



tuberculatus, 27 



lurbinatus, 28, 111 



zeylanicus, 27, 28 

 Distances between plants, 183 

 Distribution of rain, 18 

 Distribution of seed by animals, 66 



of seed by water, 47, 50 



of seed by wind, 55 

 Dodder, 66 

 Dodonea viscosa, 50 

 Domestic animals, 77 

 Dominant, 108 

 Dominated, 108 

 Doon, Red, 40 

 Doona, 27, 28, 55 



Gardneri, 40 



trapezifolia, 28 



zeylanica, 40, 41 

 Dormant buds, 189 

 Dracaena, 49 

 Draining of hill-sides, 157 



of waterdogged soils, 153 

 Drains, classification of, 154 



clearing of, 186 

 Drought, effects of, on forests, 35 

 uses of forests in times of, 102 

 Drums, use of, in case of fires, 282 

 Dryabalanops, 27 



aromatica, 28 

 Dry soils, 11 



zone, 22 

 Dunes, fixation of, 284 

 Dutch hoe, 137 



Ebenaceae, 6, 29 

 Ebony, 22, 23, 242 

 Egyptian hall'a grass, '289 

 Elui is guineensis, 32 

 Elaeocarpus, 29, 34, 40, 51 

 Elaeodendron orientate, 42 

 Elephants, 73, 74, 262, 263 

 Eleurine, 90 

 Elevation above the n-a, 20, 36 



Enemies, bird, 72 



insect, 68 



ruminant, 73 

 Epicorms or epicormic branches, 246 

 Epiphytes, 62, 63 

 Erica arborea, 43 



Mannii, 43 

 Eriodendron, 56 

 Erosion, and tire protection, 89, 291 



forests ;md, 98 



protection against, 290 

 Erythrina, 145, 186 



tomentosa, 43 

 Erythrqphlaeum guineense, 24 

 Establishment, fire-patrol, 279 

 Eucalyptus, 34, 101, 184, 192 

 Euclea Kellau, 50 

 Eugenia, 29, 40, 51 



glomerata, 42 

 Euphorbia, 12, 21, 49 



Candelabrum, 51 



Tirucal/i, 145 

 Euphorbiaceae, 24 

 Existence, struggle for, 229 

 Exploit, to, 108 

 Exploitable, 108 



Fagonia, 289 

 Faurea saligna, 43 

 Fellings, after-, 211 



clear-, 113, 201 



clear-, and artificial regeneration, 223 



improvement-, 248 



indiscriminate, 93 



irregular, 217 



partial, 113, 207 



preparatory-, 207 



seed-, 210 



uniform, 207 



wholesale, effects of, 91 

 Fencing of nurseries, 124 



plantations, 150 

 Fern, bracken, 137 

 Ferns, 50 



filmy, 26, 43 



tree-, 40, 43 

 Feronia elephautum, 52, 67 

 Fertility, soil-, 13 

 Fibre, twisted, 54 

 Ficoideae, 49, 288 

 Ficus, 12, 29, 62, 145, 253, 263 



bengalensis, 82 



elastica, (12 



glu mum, 50 



religiosa, 82 

 Fir, Chilian, 33 

 Fire, notices for prevention of, 282 



obligation to help in case of, 2S3 



spread of, during line-burning, 277 

 Fire-brooms, 275 



