CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



Influence of Forests on Climate 



Forests and Streams 15 



Trees for Shelter 17 



Forests and Insects 18 



CHAPTER II. 



The Characteristics of Trees 19 



The Movement of Sap in Trees 22 



The Buds of Trees 23 



CHAPTER III. 



Raising Trees from Seed k 35 



Preparing a Seed-bed 28 



CHAPTER IV. 



Transplanting Seedlings 32 



CHAPTER V. 



Budding and Grafting 36 



Budding 36 



Grafting Deciduous Trees 42 



CHAPTER VI. 



Grafting Conifers 48 



CHAPTER VII. 



Coniferse from Cuttings 51 



Layers 54 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Deciduous Trees from Cuttings 54 



Propagation by Layering 55 



CHAPTER IX. 



Seedlings of Coniferse 58 



Sowing the Seeds 60 



Evergreens from the Forests 64 



Seasou for Transplanting 66 



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