TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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Introduction. Historical Sketch of British Forests I 



Enumeration of the Forest Trees of Britain 13 



Forest Growth in Relation to Soil 14 



Growth of Timber Crops in General 20 



General Comparative Considerations regarding the Growth of 



Forest Trees 24 



Special Individual Considerations regarding the growth of British 



Forest Trees 55 



PRINCIPAL SPECIES, forming, or capable of forming, pure forests. 

 Coniferous Trees : 



1. Scots Pine or Scots Fir 55 



2. Spruce, Spruce Fir, or Norway Spruce 83 



3. Silver Fir 114 



.4. Larch 139 



Deciduous Broad-leaved Trees. 

 (\.} Hardwoods : 



1. Beech 155 



2. Oak 185 



(&.} Softwoods : 



X i. Birch 211 



2. Common Alder 225 



MINOR SPECIES not usually forming pure Forests in Britain. 

 Coniferous Trees. 



(A.) Indigenous to Europe : 



1. Black, Austrian, or Corsican Pine . 235 



2. Maritime Pine 237 



