INDEX 



Abies amabilis (lovely fir), 194, 195. 



Abies balsamea (balsam fir), 190, 191. 



Abies concolor (white fir), 193, 194. 



Abies fraseri, 189, 190. 



Abies grandis (white, or grand fir), 

 192, 193. 



Abies magnified (red fir), 197, 198. 



Alies magnified shastensis, 197. 



Abies nobilis (noble fir), 195, 196 ; why 

 once called a larch, 195. 



Acer macraphyllum (broadleaf, or 

 Oregon maple), 276, 354. 



Acer nigrum (black maple), 276-280. 



Acer rubrum (red maple), 282. 



Acer saccharinum (silver, or soft 

 maple), 280, 281. 



Acer saccharum (sugar maple), 276- 

 280. 



Age, at which trees should be har- 

 vested, 53 ff. ; proper, for trans- 

 planting, 112, 113. 



Alder, red. See Alnus oregona. 



Alnus oregona (red alder), 356. 



Annual rings, 71, 72. 



Arborvitae, species of, 210. See 

 Thuya occidentalis and T. plicata. 



Artificial reforestation. See Reforest- 

 ation, artificial. 



Ash, black. See Fraxintts nigra. 



Ash, blue. See Fraxinus quadran- 

 gulata. 



Ash, green. See Fraxinus lanceolata. 



Ash, Oregon. See Fraxinus oregona. 



Ash, red. See Fraxinus pennsylvanica. 



Ash, white, 354. And see Fraxinus 

 americana. 



Ashes, the, species that produce mer- 

 chantable lumber, 258. See various 

 species under Fraxinus. 



Aspen, largetooth. See Populus gran- 

 didentata. 



Aspen, trembling, 39, 178. And see 

 Populus tremuloides. 



Aspens, two species of poplar so- 

 called, 332 ; on Pacific slope, 351. 



Austria, revenue of national forests 

 in, 18 n. 



Baden, revenue of national forests in, 



18 and n. 



Baker, Hugh P., quoted, 223, 224. 

 Balm of Gilead. See Populus balsami- 



fera. 



Balsam, Canada, 190. 

 Balsams. See Abies balsamea and A. 

 fraseri. 

 Bark, protective function of, 67 ; 



growth of, in tree-life, 71 ; changes 



in, 74, 75, 76 ; " live " and " dead," 



75 ; useful ingredients of ,75; species 



easily distinguished by, 76. 

 Barnyard manure, 105. 

 Basswood. See Tilia americana. 

 Basswood, downy. See Tilia pubes- 



cens. 

 Basswood, white. See Tilia hetero- 



phylla. 



Basswoods, species of, 302. 

 Bastard sawing, 86. 

 Bavaria, revenue of national forests 



in, 18 and n. ; investigations in as 



to comparative demands of trees 



and crops on the soil, 36. 

 Bean tree. See Catalpa bignonioides. 

 Beech. See Fagus americana. 

 Beech, red, 310, 311. 

 Beech, white, 310. 

 Betula lenta (black birch), 306, 307. 

 Betula lutea (yellow, or gray birch), 



307, 308. 

 Betula nigra (red, or river birch), 



306. 

 Betula papyrifera (paper, or canoe 



birch), 308, 309. 

 " Big stockings," 328. 

 Big tree, 199. And see Sequoia 



washingtoniana. 

 Big-bud hickory, 273. 

 Birch, black, 291. And see Betula 



lenta. 



Birch, canoe. See Betula papyrifera. 

 Birch, cherry, 291. And see Betula 



lenta. 



Birch, gray. See Betula lutea. 

 Birch, paper. See Betula papyrifera. 



