TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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INTRODUCTION 1 



PART I.— THE FOUND ATIONS OF SYLVICULTURE . 3 



Chapter I.— Locality in Relation to Forest Vegetation . . 7 



Section I. — The Atmosphere ....... 8 



Section II. — Climate 11 



1. Heat 12 



2. Light 17 



3. Moisture 20 



4. Air Currents 22 



Section JII.— Soil 23 



1. Origin of Soil 24 



2. Formation of Indigenous Soil . . . . . 24 



3. Composition of Soil . . . . . . . 26 



4. Physical Properties of Soil ...... 29 



5. Classification of Soils . . . . . . . 31 



Sectimi IV. — Effect of the Soil upon Forest Vegetation . . 34 



Section V. — Effect of Forest Vegetation upon the Locality . . 41 



Section VI. — Assessment of the Quality of the Locality . . 45 



Chapter II. — Development of Forest Trees 52 



1. Shape 52 



2. Height Growth 54 



.3. Diameter Growth 57 



4. Volume Growth 59 



5. Duration of Life 62 



6. Reproductive Power 64 



Chapter III. — Character and Composition of Woods . . 69 



Sectimi I. — Pure Woods 69 



Section II.— Mixed Woods 71 



1. Advantages of Mixed Woods 71 



2. Disadvantages of Mixed Woods 73 



3. Rules for the Formation of Mixed Woods . . . 74 



4. Mixtures of Shade-bearing Species . . . .77 



5. Mixtures of Shade-bearing with Light-demanding 



Species . . . . . . . • . . 79 



6. Mixtures of Light-demanding Species . . .85 



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