CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



PAGES 



INTRODUCTION - 1-6 



CHAPTER II 



THE NURSERY 



The site of the nursery The arrangement of the nursery 

 Manuring Sowing of the seeds of trees Broadcast sowing 

 Depth of sowing Sowing in drills Dressing the seeds The 

 collection of seeds Best time for sowing Quantities of seed 

 Weeding the seed bed Watering Frost-lifting Trans- 

 planting Lifting of transplants Vegetative reproduction 

 Layers Cuttings or Sets Rotation - 7-17 



CHAPTER III 



ESTABLISHMENT OF WOODS 



Preparation of the site Weeds Weeds on fertile soils Weeds 

 on marshy soil Weeds on rough upland pastures Ling and 

 heather Gorse and broom Bracken Drainage Advantages 

 of drainage Planting Pit planting Notching Distance 

 between plants Planting on boggy soils Natural regeneration 18-28 



CHAPTER IV 



CONDITIONS AFFECTING GROWTH 



Species and soils Geological formation Depth of soil Moisture 

 Light-demanding and shade-bearing trees Canopy Density 

 of the canopy The influence of the canopy Thinning Effect 

 of thinning Object of thinning - 29-37 



CHAPTER V 



METHODS OF SYLVICULTURE 



" High forest " and " coppice " Under-planting The two-storied 

 system Method of coppice Pure and mixed woods Mixture 

 by groups Mixture by single trees .... 38-43 



