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Chapter II.— Tending of Crowded Woods after Early Age . 281 

 Section /.—Removal of Dead, Dying, or Otherwise Undesirable 



Trees 281 



Sectio7i 77.— Pruning 283 



Section 777.— Thinning 288 



1. General 288 



2. The Most Suitable Growing Space 289 



.3. The Theory of Thinning 292 



4. Thinning of Mixed Woods 296 



5. Thinning of Coppice Woods 297 



6. Principal Advantages of Thinning 298 



7. Execution of Thinnings 299 



Chapter III. — Tending of Open Woods for the Production 



OF Large Timber 30i) 



1. The Theory 390 



2. Principal Forms of Treatment 302 



3. Execution of the Work 305 



PART IV.-SYLVICULTURAL NOTES ON BRITISH FOREST 



TREES 307 



1. Beech 310 



2. Hornbeam 315 



3. Oak 319 



1. Ash 325 



5. Ehn 328 



G. Sweet Chestnut 331 



7. Maple 334 



8. Common Alder 336 



9. Birch 340 



10. Willow 343 



11. Poplar 346 



1-J. Lime-tree 349 



13. Hazel 351 



14. Silver Fir 353 



15. Spruce 358 



16. Scotch Pine 363 



17. Black or Austrian Pine 368 



18. Corsican Pine ........ 371 



I'J. Weymouth Pine 372 



20. Larch 375 



21. Douglas Fir 381 



INDEX 389 



