CONTENTS. 



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CHAPTER I. SILVICS i 



Forest Types 8 



Pure and Mixed Stands 1 1 



Coppice and High Forests 13 



Even and .Uneven-aged Forests , 14 



CHAPTER II. SILVICULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE IMPORTANT NEW 



ENGLAND TREES 17 



White Pine 17 



- Norway Pine 21 



Pitch Pine 23 



Scotch Pine 25 



Red Spruce 27 



Norway Spruce 29 



Balsam Fir 30 



Hemlock 31 



Tamarack 33 



European Larch 34 



Arborvitse 35 



Juniper 35 



Sugar Maple 36 



Soft Maple 37 



Yellow Birch 38 



Paper Birch "... 38 



Gray Birch 39 



Beech 40 



White Ash 41 



Basswood . . 4 2 



Poplar 42 



Chestnut 44 



White and Red Oaks 46 



Tulip Tree '.., 47 



CHAPTER III. SILVICULTURAL METHODS OF REPRODUCTION 49 



I. Methods depending on Reproduction by Seed 40 



Selection Method 49 



Clear Cutting Methods 5 1 



Clear Cutting with Artificial Reproduction. S3 



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