Index 



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Oak, 33, 39, 40, 42, 43, 45, 46, 64 ; 



distribution of, 65 ; nature of 

 timber, 51; nursery treatment of, 

 65 ; pruning of, 69 ; sowing of, 9 ; 

 subsequent management of, 66; 

 suitable soil for, 65 



Oriental Plane, 66 



Ornamental planting, 14 



Ornamental timber, application of 

 manure to, 75; care of, 72; grow- 

 ing on lawns, 75 ; origin of decay 

 in, 72 ; starvation of, 75 ; treatment 

 of decay in, 73 



Over-thinning, 37 



Peat, planting on, 26 



Peaty soils, species suitable for, 30 



Picea excelsa, 54 ; P. sitchensis, 55 ; 

 P. lands var. austriaca, 53 



Pinns sylvestris, 52 



Pit-planting, 22, 25 



Plane (see London and Oriental 

 Plane), 66 



Plane tree, of Scotland (see Syca- 

 more), 67 



Planting, 22; closeness of, 25; cost 

 of, 25 ; estimation of numbers re- 

 quired for given area, 25 ; methods 

 of, 22 ; on boggy soil, 26 ; on peat, 

 26 ; on turfs (Belgian system), 26 ; 

 ornamental, 14 



Plan, working, 3 



Platanus acerifolia, 66 ; P. orientalis. 66 



Poplar (see Black Poplar), 67 



Pop it Ins nigra, 67 



Potatoes as preliminary crops in 

 nursery, 8 



Preliminary crops in nursery, 8 



Preservation of timber, 75 



Preservatives, resistance of heart- 

 wood to action of, 45, 76 



Principal species, 39 



Principles of forestry, 3 



Protection from ground game, 8 



Pruning, 69; best time for, 70; 

 natural, 35 



Pseudosuga douglasii, 53; P. douglasii 

 var. glaiica, 53 



Quercus cerris, 64 ; Q. pedunculata, 64 ; 

 Q. robur, 65 ; Q. sessiliflora, 64 



Red lead, dressing for seed, 10 

 Regeneration, natural, 25, 27 

 Reproduction, vegetative, 15 

 Resin, 45 



Riga Pine, 48 



Roller for seed-bed, 9 



Rotation, 2, 17, 33 



Salix, 68 



Sandy soils, species suitable for, 30 



Sap-wood, 45 



Schlich, 31, 37, 46, 54 



Scotch Elm (see Wych Elm), 63 



Scotch Pine, 11, 45, 46, 47, 52, 71 ; 

 distribution of, 52; nature of 

 timber, 48 ; nursery treatment of, 

 52 ; sowing of, 9 ; suitable soil 

 for, 52 ; thinning of, 53 



Seed-bed, 9 ; thinning of, 12 ; water- 

 ing of, 12 ; weeding of, 12 



Seed, 9 ; of broad-leaved trees, 10 ; 

 collection of, 10 ; of conifers, 10 ; 

 dressing of, 10 



Sessile Oak, 64 



Sets, method of, 16 



Shake, " star " and " ring," 49 



Shelter, 8 



Shelter belts, 71 ; species suitable 

 for, 71 



Shelter wood, 28 



Silver Birch, 61 



Silver Fir, 45, 57, 71; distribution 

 of, 57 ; nature of timber, 47 ; suit- 

 able soil for, 57 ; thinning of, 58 



Site of nursery, 7 



Site, preparation of, 18 



Sitka Spruce, 55 ; distribution of, 55 ; 

 suitable soil for, 55 



Slitting, 22 



" Snow-break," 41 



Soil, aeration of, 21; depth of, 30; 

 geological formation of, 29 ; 

 moisture of, 31 ; of nursery, H ; 

 suitability of different species to 

 various degrees of humidity, 31 ; 

 suitability of different species to 

 various depths of, 31 



Soils, calcareous, 29 



Soils, deep, 31 



Soils of moderate depth, 31 



Soils of more than moderate depth, 31 



Soils, shallow, 31 



Soils, species suitable for different, 29 



Sowing, 9 ; best time for, 11 ; depth 

 of, 9 ; in drills, 10 ; quantity of 

 seed required, 11 ; roller for, 9 ; 

 thickness of, 12 



Sowing-board, Bavarian, 10 



Species, principal, 39 



Species suitable for different soils, 29 



Spring wood, 44 



