TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 PART I 



FORESTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. THE FOREST AND LIFE x 



II. THE VALUE OF FORESTS ..... 8 



III. FOREST DEVASTATION 2I 



IV. FOREST DEVASTATION (Continued) 45 



V. FOREST PRESERVATION (ORGANIZATION) .... 54 



VI. FOREST PRESERVATION (ADMINISTRATION) ... 66 



VII. TREE GROWING v 7 g 



VIII. THE TREE PLANTATION ON THE PRAIRIE FARM . . . 101 



IX. CANADIAN FORESTS I0 8 



PART II 

 TREES 



THE PINE FAMILY II7 



THE YEW FAMILY ^4 



THE WILLOW FAMILY .'.. . .157 



THE POPLARS . j6i 



THE BIRCH FAMILY !6 9 



THE BEECH FAMILY ' , . ' . . I73 



THE NETTLE FAMILY. .."-.- . I77 



THE ROSE FAMILY . . . xgi 



THE MAPLE FAMILY . .'.-.". . . . '.~ 186 



THE BASSWOOD FAMILY . ... . . . . ig 2 



THE DOGWOOD FAMILY . . / I9 4 



THE OLIVE FAMILY . . . jg6 



THE HEATH FAMILY JQQ 



THE BUCKTHORN FAMILY . 201 



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