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SILVICULTURE — TEXTBOOKS AND MANUALS 



H[ayes], S. A practical treatise on planting and the manage- 

 ment of woods and coppices. 9+ [3]+ 189 pp. 4 pi. D. 

 Dublin, 1794. 



Nicol, Walter. Practical planter; or, A treatise on forest 

 planting, comprehending the culture and management of 

 planted and natural timber, in every stage of its growth; also, 

 on the culture and management of hedge fences and the con- 

 struction of stone walls, etc. 11+430 pp. O. Edinburgh, 

 1799. — Ed. 2 rev. 16+ 306+ [22] pp. O. London, 1803. 



Pontey, William. The profitable planter; a treatise on the cul- 

 tivation of Larch and Scotch Fir timber . . . with direc- 

 tions for planting in various soils and situations . . . also 

 for the management of plantations, to which are added useful 

 hints in regard to shelter and ornament. 96 pp. 1 pi. O. 

 Huddersfield, (Eng.), [1800?]. — The profitable planter; a 

 treatise on the theory and practice of planting forest trees in 

 every description of soil and situation, more particularly 

 on elevated sites, barren heaths, rocky soils, etc., including 

 directions for the management of permanent screens, with 

 useful hints on shelter and ornament. Ed. 2 enl. 222 pp. 

 1 il. 1 pi. O. Huddersfield, (Eng.), 1808. — Ed. 3 enl. 

 230 pp. 1 il. 1 pi. 0. London, 1809. — Ed. 4 enl. 8+ 

 267+ [7] pp. 2 il. lpl. O. London, 1814. — Ed. 4 with 

 appendix. O. London, 1828.f 



Blaikie, Francis. The farmer's instructor for the planting 

 and management of forest trees. 42 pp. O. London, 1810. 



Nicol, Walter. The planter's kalendar; or, The nurseryman's 

 & forester's guide, in the operations of the nursery, the forest 

 and the grove ; edited and completed by Edward Sang. 20+ 

 595 pp. 3 pi. O. Edinburgh, 1812. — Ed. 2 rev. & enl. 

 24+ 5S9 pp. 3 pi. O. Edinburgh, 1820. 



Monteath, Robert. The forester's guide; or, A practical trea- 

 tise on the training and pruning of forest trees ; valuing and 

 ascertaining the quantity of wood and bark produced by 

 coppice woods; to which is added a description of a newly- 

 invented machine for measuring and valuing standing trees 

 ... 212 pp. 2 pi. D. Stirling, 1820. — The forester's 

 guide and profitable planter; containing a practical treatise 

 on planting moss, rocky, waste and other lands, also a new 

 easy and safe plan of transplanting large trees, and of valuing 

 growing wood and trees of all descriptions; to which is added 

 the prevention and cure of dry rot. Ed. 2 rev. & enl. 12+ 

 56+ 395 pp. 15 pi. O. Edinburgh, 1824. — The forester's 

 guide . . . with new and important directions to make them 

 serviceable for ornament, shelter and profit; also, a method 

 of valuing all kinds of growing wood, to which is added the 

 prevention and cure of dry rot. Ed. 3 enl. 11+500 pp. 

 16 pi. O. London, 1836. 



Cobbett, W[illiam]. The woodlands; or, A treatise on the pre- 

 paring of ground for planting; on the planting . . . culti- 

 vating . . . pruning and on the cutting down of forest trees 

 and underwoods; describing the usual growth and size and 

 the uses of each sort of tree, the seed of each, the season and 

 manner of collecting the seed, the manner of preserving 

 and sowing it, and also the manner of managing the young 

 plants until fit to plant out . . . unp. O. London, 1825. 

 Review of his The planters guide . . . 1828. 



Watson, W. The forester's manual; containing a practical 

 treatise on the adaptation of situations and soils to forest 

 trees, with the application of their woods, and a full treatise 

 on fencing, draining, planting, thinning, pruning, etc. 12+ 

 146 pp. S. Edinburgh, 1837. 



Main, J[ames]. The forest planter and pruner's assistant; 

 being a practical treatise on the management of the native 

 and exotic forest trees commonly cultivated in Great Britain 

 . . . [8]+ 251 pp. 10 pi. D. London, 1839. 



The planter's and pruner's assistant, giving every pos- 

 sible instruction for the planting, rearing, pruning and general 

 management of every kind of forest trees, with practical 

 hints on the choice of soil, situation . . . D. London, 1839. f 



Brown, James. The forester; being plain and practical direc- 

 tions for the planting, rearing and general management of 

 forest trees. 8+215 pp. D. Edinburgh, 1847. — The 

 forester; a practical treatise on the planting, rearing and gen- 

 eral management of forest trees, with an improved process 

 for transplantation of trees of large size. Ed. 2 enl. 14+ 526 

 pp. 109 il. 1 tab. O. Edinburgh, 1851. —Ed. 3 enl. 

 10+700 pp. 149 il. 1 tab. O. Edinburgh, 1861. — 

 Ed. 4 enl. 13+835 pp. 137 il. 1 tab. Q. Edinburgh, 

 1871.— Ed. 5 enl. 14+898pp. 185 il. 1 tab. Q. Edinburgh, 

 1882. — Ed. 6 enl. by John Nisbet. 2 vol. 347 il. ltab. O. 

 Edinburgh, 1894. 



The British sylva, and planters' and foresters' manual. 7+ 

 203 pp. 1 il. S. London, 1851. 



Blenkarn, John. British timber trees; their rearing and subse- 

 quent management in woods, groves and plantations, includ- 

 ing remarks on soil and situation, the general improvement 

 of landed estates and mountainous districts, with directions 

 for the measurement and valuation of standing timber. 12 

 +275 pp. il. D. London, 1859. — [Another ed.] 12+ 

 275+ [1] pp. 32 il. lpl. D. London, 1862. 



Grigor, John. Arboriculture ; or, A practical treatise on raising 

 and managing forest trees and on the profitable extension 

 of the woods and forests of Great Britain. 15+416 pp. O. 

 Edinburgh, 1868. 



Smith, John. Treatise on the management and cultivation 

 of forest trees. 6+ 164 pp. 7 pi. D. Glasgow, [187 . ?]. 



Bagneris, G[ustave]. Manual of sylviculture . . . 1876. — 

 See his Manuel de sylviculture, 1873, under France, p. 109. 



Michie, C. Y. The practice of forestry. 6+315 pp. D. 

 Edinburgh, 1888. 



Webster, A. D. Practical forestry; a popular handbook on 

 the rearing and growth of trees for profit or ornament. 118 

 pp. D. London, [1893]. (Rider's technical handbooks, 

 III.)— Ed. 2 enl. 12+208 pp. il. O. London, [pref. 

 1894]. 



i. FRANCS 



R.oux. Traite de la culture et de la plantation des arbres a 

 ouvrer, avec la maniere d'exploiter, de dSbiter & d'echantil- 

 lonner les bois; suivant les differens usages ausquels ils sont 

 propres pour les besoins de la vie. 20+ 357 pp. S. Paris, 

 1750. — [Another ed.]. S. Paris, 1765. t 



Duhamel du Monceau, [H. L.]. Des semis et plantations des 

 arbres, et de leur culture; ou, MSthodes pour multiplier et 

 Clever les arbres, les planter en massifs & en avenues ; former 

 les forets & les bois; les entretenir, & retablir ceux qui sont 

 degrades; faisant partie du Traite complet des bois & des 

 forets. 80+383+27+10 pp. 16 pi. O. Paris, 1760. — 



[Another ed.] 82+420 pp. 16 pi. O. Paris, 1835. 



Von der Holz-Saat und Pflanzung der Wald-Baume; auch 

 derselben fernerer Wart; oder, Arten, Baume zu v«rmehren 

 und zu erziehen, mit diesen Biiumen Dickige und Alleen, auch 

 ganze Walder anzulegen, dieselben gehorig zu erhalten, und 

 die in Abnahme gekommenen' Walder wieder in guten Stand 

 zu setzen; als ein zur vollstandigen Abhandlung von den 

 Waldern und Holzern gehoriger Theil . . . aus dem Franzti- 

 sischen iibersetzt, durch Carl Christoph Oelhafen von Schol- 

 lenbach. [58]+ 272 pp. pi. sq. O. Nurnberg, 1763. (Ab- 

 handlung von Baumen, Stauden und Strauchen, III.) 



Tratado de las siembras y plantios de arboles, y de su cul- 

 tivo; o, Medios de multiplicar y criar arboles, de plantarlos en 

 espesillos y alamedas, de formarmontes y bosques, y de con- 

 servarlos y restablecer los que esten deteriorados, lo qual 

 constituye una parte del tratado complete de montes y 

 bosques; traducido al castellano con varias notas por el Dr. 

 D. G G de Ortega. [2]+ 14+ 72+ 363 pp. 16 pi. O. Ma- 

 drid, 1773. — Compendio del tratado sobre siembras y plan- 

 tios de arboles y de su cultivo, ilustrado con notas por el 

 Dr. Don Casimiro Gomez de Ortega. 318 pp. S. Madrid, 

 1805. 



[Masse.] Traite des bois et des differentes manieres de les 

 semer, planter, cultiver, exploiter, transporter et conser- 

 ves 2 vol. S. Paris, 1769. — Newed. 2 vol. S. Paris, 

 1771,-f 



Guiot. Manuel forestier et portatif, contenant les descrip- 

 tions, qualities, usages & cultures particulieres des differentes 

 essences de bois qui composent le massif general des forets 

 du royaume; les semis & plantations, l'amenagement g6n£ral 

 des bois, la decoration des pares; les balivages, estimations, 

 ventes & exploitations des coupes annuelles ; extrait en grande 

 partie du Traite general des forets de M. Duhamel du 



Monceau . . . 24 + 502 pp. S. Paris, 1770. Kurz- 



gefasstes Forst-Handbuch, in welchem die Beschreibung, Ei- 

 genschaften, Nutzen, und besondere Erziehung der verschie- 

 denen Holz-Arten, die Saung, Pflanzung, auch gute Unterhal- 

 tung der Hblzer enthalten, ingleichen das Bezeichnen der 

 Granz- und Lassbaume, die Schatzung, Verkaufung und 

 Niederschlagung der jahrigen Hiebe etc. grostentheils aus des 

 Herrn du Hamel du Monceau allgemeinen Abhandlung von 

 den Waldern, herausgezogen. [38]+ 480+ [16] pp. S. 

 Nurnberg, 1771. 



Poedeste, de. Manuel de l'arboriste et du forestier. 404 pp. 

 O. Bruxelles & Paris, 1774.f 



