Table of Contents. 



PAGE. 



'BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . ' . vii 



LIST OF PLATES AND DIAGRAMS ix 



GLOSSARY OF PRINCIPAL ENGLISH, VERNACULAR AND SCIENTIFIC NAMES. xi 



PREFACE ........... xiii 



INTRODUCTION xv 



CHAPTER I. HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF FOREST MANAGEMENT IN THE 



UNITED PROVINCES 



Early history ........ 1 



History from 1816 ....... 3 



The first working plan* ...... 14 



The creation of the Working Plan and Research Circle 18 



Present management ...... 18 



History of afforestation, history of the area, revenue, 



expenditure and surplus ..... 20 



CHAPTER II. THE FORESTS OF THE UNITED PROVINCES 



Topography ........ 23 



JVlain types of forest growth ..... 29 



The Bundelkhand forests . . . . . . 30 



The sal forests : 



I. HillaaJ ... ... 31 



II. Bhabar sal . . . . .33 



III. Tarai and plains sal ..... 34 



The chir forests ....... 35 



The deodar forests .... ... 36 . 



The spruce and silver fir forests .... 36 



The oaks ..... 37 



The resin industry in' Kumaun ..... 



ASorestation . .. 



