CONTENTS. 



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PART I. General Forestry i 



Chapter I. Silvics i 



Forest Types 8 



Pure and Mixed Stands lo 



Coppice and High Forests 12 



Even and Uneven-aged Forests 14 



High Forest Forms 15 



Coppice Forms 16 



Composite Forms 16 



Chapter II. Silvicultural Systems 17 



I. Systems depending on Reproduction by Seed 17 



Selection System ' 17 



Clear Cutting Systems 20 



Clear Cutting with Artificial Reproduction 21 



Clear Cutting with Natural Reproduction 22 



Clear Cutting the Whole Stand 22 



Reserving Blocks of Trees 22 



Reserving Scattered Seed Trees 24 



Reserving Thrifty Standards 25 



Clear Cutting in Strips 26 



Clear Cutting in Patches 27 



The Shelterwood System 27 



n. Systems depending on Reproduction Wholly or Partly from 



Sprouts 31 



Simple Coppice 32 



Coppice with Standards 33 



Pole-wood Coppice 35 



Chapter III. Silvicultural Characteristics of the Important 



New England Trees 37 



Wb'te Pine 37 



Red Pine 41 



Pitch Pine 42 



Scotch Pine 43 



Red Spruce 45 



Norway Spruce 47 



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