CONTENTS. 



Vll 



PART VI. 

 HOW TO GROW GOOD TIMBER. 



CHAPTER PAGE 



XL. On the Value of Timber for Ornament and Profit ... 2GG 

 XLI. On the Kinds of Timber best adapted for different 



Situations 274 



XLII. On the British Oak 278 



XLIII. On the Chesnut and Walnut 291 



XLIV. On the Elm 296 



XLV. On the Ash, Beech, and other White-wooded Trees.. 302 



XLVL On Soft-wooded Forest Trees 313 



PART VII. 



HOW TO GROW GOOD ORCHARDS. 



XLVII. On the Apple and Pear as Orchard Fruits 320 



XLVIII. On the Production and Choice of Fruit Trees 328 



XLIX. On the Gathering and Storing of Fruit 338 



L. On Cider-making and Management 345 



LI. On the Uses and Economy of Cider and Perry 351 



Postscript 357 



