Rhamnacese, 292. 

 Rhamnus, ib. ; see Buckthorn. 

 Ribston Pippin, 140. 

 Richmond H.ill,WeepingWillow 



at, 319. 



Roads in Russia, 378. 

 Roan-tree, 133. 

 Robinia, see Acacia. 

 Robur, see Oak. 

 Rooks, services performed by, 



25, 369. 



Rosacese, 82, 103, 112, 125. 

 Royal Oak, 34, 37. 

 Rufus Stone, Frontispiece, 

 Ruscus, 203. 

 Russian leather, 212. 

 Rust in corn, 267. 



Sabot, 155.' 



Saf-caf, 316. 



Salicine, 306. 



Salix,302,311,3l7; see Willow. 



Sallow, see Willow. 



Sal vat or Rosa, 177. 



Sambucus, see Elder. 



Sandhills, how fixed, 384. 



Sardian nut, 175. 



Saugh -tree, 312 ; see Willow. 



Savoy Palace, 28. 



Scau, Scauan, the Elder-tree so 

 called, 324. 



Scolytus, 229. 



Scotch Fir, described, 365 ; an- 

 cient forests in Scotland, 366 ; 

 seeds planted by rooks, 369 ; 

 destruction of forests, 370, 

 372 ; native of England, 373 ; 

 formerly abundant in Ireland, 

 ib.; Bog Fir,374 ; geographical 

 distribution, 375 ; cones and 

 seeds, 376 ; two varieties of, 

 377 ; picturesque character, 

 ib.\ timber and other products, 

 377, 379 ; bark made into 

 bread, 380. 



Sculpture in wood, 77, 78. 



Sea Pine, 385 ; see Pinaster. 



Selborn, village of, 58. 



Serbal Mount, Tamarisks at, 

 268, 270. 



Service-tree, 133 ; Maple, ib. ; 

 Wild, ib. ; True, 134. 



Severn, boats used on, 309. 



X. 429 



Shechem, 2. 



Ship-building, 300 ; ships built 

 of Larch, 409 ; masts of Cedar, 

 414. 



Shrew-ash, 59. 



Silver Fir, 391 ; described, 398 ; 

 picturesque character, 400; 

 mention of, by the Romans, 

 401 ; Strasburg turpentine, 

 402 ; insects destructive of, 

 403. 



Sinai, Mount, Tamarisks at, 270. 



Slide of Alpnach, 361. 



Sloe-tree, 105. 



Snow, effect of, on Firs, 353. 



Solarium, 284. 



Sorbus, 134 ; see Ash, Mountain. 



Spanish nuts, 173, 251. 



Spina Christi, see Paliurus. 



Spindle-tree, 277. 

 | Spiral vessels, 199. 



Spruce Fir, described, 390 ; na- 

 tive country, 391 ; picturesque 

 character, 392 ; of the Alps, 

 ib. ; in the countries bordering 

 on the Baltic, 395; forests of, 

 ib. ; effects of storm on, ib. ; 

 Burgundy pitch, 396; deal, 

 397 ; galls of, 398. 



Squirrel, 58, 243, 398. 



Stanchio, Plane-tree at, 284. 



Star Pine, see Pinaster. 



Stone Pine, described, 388 ; pic- 

 turesque character, 389 ; nuts, 

 390. 



Storm-cock, 142. 



Strasburg turpentine, 402. 



Strawberry-tree, see Arbutus. 



Style, in writing, 152. 



Sugar, from Sycamore, 56. 

 Maple, 56. 



Lime, 264. 



Superstitions respecting trees, 3, 

 14, 58, 59, 85, 87, 127, 138, 

 167, 415. 



Sweden and Norway, Fir forests 

 in, 358, 360. 



Swedish peasants, character of, 

 380. 



Swine, 24, 69 ; in New Forest, 

 154. 



Switzerland, 193 ; Willows in, 

 315. 



