Section I. — Commendations bestowed on the Maritime Pine, - 143 

 Commendation by M. Boitel (p. 143) ; by M. Samanos (p. 145) ; 

 and by MM, Delamarre, Crinon, and others (p. 147). 



Section II. — General Culture and Exploitation of the Maritime 



Pine, ------- 148 



Instructions given at the School of Forestry at Nancy relative to 

 its natural history (p. 149) ; its economic uses and mode of 

 gemmage (p. 151) ; sowing (p. 152) ; exploitation (p. 154). 



Chapter XL — Diseases and Injurioiis Influences to tvhich the 



Maritime Pine is subject, - - - - 157 



Section I. — Choking by an Over-growth of Local Vegetation, - 157 



Section II. — Destructive Ravages by Birds, and Sqtdrrels, and 



Insects, ...... 157 



Mode of destruction (p. 157) ; accounts of lignivorous insects by 

 M. Perris (p. 159) ; destruction of the chenille processioiiaire 

 (p. 161). 



Section III. — Destructive Conseqxiences folloiuing the Effects of 



Charcoal Burning, - - - - -163 



Evils pointed out by Professor Bagnei'is (p. 163), and accounted for 

 by M. Boitel (p. 163). 



Section IV. — Destructive Ravages occasioned by the Mole, - 167 

 Natural history of the mole by M. Boitel (p. 167) ; destruction of 

 moles (p. 169). 



Section V. — Destructive Ravages by Forest Fires, - - 170 



Prevention of forest lires mentioned by M. Samanos (p. 170) ; by 

 M. Bartro (p. 171) ; by M. Boitel (p. 171). 



INDEX TO AUTHORITIES CITED. 



Andresen, 86. Bagneris, 42, 51, 163. Bartro, 171. Baude, 1. Boitel, 37, 

 41, 45, 46, 51, 57, 63, 71, 74-79, 143, 157, 163, 167, 171. Chambray (Marquis), 

 159. Clavt5, 91, 98, 99. Cotta, 100. Courreges, 39, 40. Crinon, 148. Dela- 

 marre, 147. Edinburgh Eeview, 34. Faye, 84. Forchhammer, 86, Grouven, 

 90. Haddington (Earl), 109. Hartig, 100, 138. Hauer, 93. Heyer, 88. 

 Janin, 20. Javil, 66, 84. Kedzie, 34. Kerner, 89, 95. Laurent, 87, 

 Lorentz, 100, 132. Mangin, 9, 13, 16, 21, 24, 70, 98. Marchand, 88, Marsh, 34, 

 86, 96. Mayer, 89. Nanquette, 135. Parade, 100, 139, 149. Perris, 159. 

 Samanos, 51, 145, 170. Schuebler, 88, 89, 93, 94. Thurmann, 87. Vilmorin, 

 103-130, 157. Weld, 1, 2, 3, 5. Wessely, 82, 88, 92, 99. 



