CONTENTS. xi 



CHAPTER XVH. 



PAGE. 



Osier Culture Choice -of Ground Preparation of Ground Inserting 

 the Cuttings After Management Cutting the Rods Bolting and 

 Stacking Kinds of Osier to Plant Profits of Osier Culture Rules 

 for Osier Culture 127 



CHAPTER XVHI. 



Thinning Plantations Why Thinning is Necessary Trees Grown 

 Solely for their Economic Value Trees Grown purely for Ornament 

 Difference in Management When Thinning should foe Commenced 

 Which Trees should be Removed' To what Extent should Thinning be 

 engaged in Rules for Thinning ... ... ... ... ... ... 131 



CHAPTER XIX. 



Pruning Forest Trees Abuse of the System When Pruning is 

 Necessary How to Prune Pruning Live Branches Pruning Dead 

 Wood 141 



CHAPTER XX. 



Trees and Soil List of Trees and Most Suitable Soils 148 



CHAPTER XXI. 



Barking Oak Responsibilities Attached to Felling the Trees 

 Removing the Bark Drying Stacking Value of Different Kinds of 

 Bark Financial Results of Barking Oak 150 



CHAPTER XXII. 



Manufacture of Charcoal Woods best suited for Charcoal Making 

 Cutting and Preparing the Wood 1 Building Charcoal Pit Firing 

 After Attention Removing the Charcoal Cost of Production Two 

 Methods of Charcoal Making Uses of 'Charcoal 156 



CHAPTER XXHI. 



Utilising Waste Forest Produce Firewood Charcoal Bark 

 Fagotsc Volatile Product Leaf Soil Minor Products 161 



CHAPTER XXIV. 



Hedges, their Formation and Management Ornamental Hedges 

 Plantation and Farm Hedges Various Kinds Preparation of Ground 

 Pilanting After Management 168 



CHAPTER XXV. 



Fencing Various Methods of Fencing Wooden Fences Iron Fences 

 Turf Dykes Stone Walls Slate Fences-Methods of Erection ... 175 



