THE 



ELEMENTS OF FORESTRY 



DESIGNED TO AFFORD INFORMATION CONCERNING THE 

 PLANTING AND CARE OF FOREST TREES 



FOR ORNAMENT OR PROFIT 



AND GIVING SUGGESTIONS UPON 



THE CREATION AND CARE OF WOODLANDS 



WITH THE VIEW OF SECURING THE GREATEST BENEFIT FOR 



THE LONGEST TIME, PARTICULARLY ADAPTED TO THE 



WANTS AND CONDITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES 



BY 



FKANKLIX B. HOUGH, Pn.D 



Chief of Forestry Division, U. S. Department of Agriculture 

 Member of the American Philosophical Society, etc. 



THE 



UNIVERSITY 



CINCINNATI 

 ROBERT CLARKE & CO 



