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TABLK OF CONTENTS. 



CIlAI'TKi: III. 

 FIELD-CROPS IN CO.MIilXATlUX WITH FOIIKSTRV. 



VAGE 



Skctiun I.— JIetiiods adoitkk r>36 



,, II.— National Economic Imioktance ok ... . 541 

 III.— Sylvii'ultuuai- Imi'oi:tan( k of 543 



CHAPTER IV. 

 HAKVE.STIN(; THE FRUITS AND SEEDS OF FOREST TREES. 

 Section I.— For the Artificial Rei-rodx'ction of Trke.s. 



1. Production of seed by trees of different specips 547 



2. Season of maturity and fiill of .seed 550 



3. Methods of collecting seed 552 



4. Treatment of seed after collection 556 



Section II. — Stoking the Seeds of Foiiest Tkeks .... 557 



III.— Panna<:k 563 



,, IV. — INDU.STRIAL U.sEs OF FoRE.sT FRrrr.s 569 



CHAPTER V. 

 DRY FALLEN WOOD. 



1. Quantity available 



2. Importance from national-economic and sylvicultural aspects 



CHAPTER YI. 

 UTILIZATION OF STONE, GRAVEL, &c. 



CHAPTER VII. 

 UTILIZATION OF FOREST LITTEI!. 



Section I.— General Account 579 



Section II.— Importance for Wood-Production. 



1. Beneficial effects of litter and humus on the growth of trees . . 580 



2. Mode of decompo-sition of forest litter 587 



3. Products of decomposition of the soil-covering . .... 589 



4. Summary 591 



Section III. — Amount of Litter produckd. 



1. Dead leaves and needles . "....... 592 



2. Moss-litter . . 596 



3. Litter from weeds 51)9 



4. Litter from green branches 602 



Section IV. — Modes of Harvesting Litter 603 



