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GENERAL INDEX. 



Species. 



Abies alba, AG 6. 

 „ nigra, 466. 

 „ Canadensis, 467. 

 „ Douglasii, 467 — 470. 

 „ Cephalonica, 470. 



THE SILVER FIR, 471—482. 



Synonymes and generic characters, 



471, 472. 

 Description of the tree, 472 — 



474. 

 Geographical distribution, 474. 

 Uses of the wood, 475. 

 Picturesque character and soil, 



475, 476. 

 Ravages of an insect, 476 — 479. 

 Fine specimens in England, 480. 

 Propagation, 481. 

 Other species. 

 Picea balsaminea, 

 Pinus amabilis, 



„ nobilis, 



„ Webbiana, 



„ Pindroiv. 



THE LARCH, 483—519. 



Synonymes, 483. 



Remarks on the Genus Larix, 484. 



Geographical distribution and soil, 

 484,485. 



Description of the tree, 486. 



Rate of growth of Larches in Eng- 

 land and Scotland, 487, 488. 



Properties of its timber known to 

 the Romans, 488, 



History of its introduction into 

 Britain, and particularly of the 

 Athol plantations, 489 — 494. 



Proportion of Larch to be planted 

 per acre, 494 — 496. 



Uses of the wood, resin, bark, &c, 

 496—505. 



Soil proper for Larch, 505 — 508. 



Planting and subsequent manage- 

 ment, 508—513. 



Diseases ; heart-rot and canker, 

 513—515. 



Insects which infest the Larch, 

 515,516. 



Propagation, 517. 



Picturesque character, 518. 



Dimensions of some Larches, 519. 



THE CEDAR OF LEBANON, 520, 

 525. 



Synonymes and specific characters, 

 520, 521. 



Description of the tree, 521 — 523. 



Geographical distribution, and no- 

 tice of the remains of the forest 

 of Lebanon, 523—529. 



Introduction into England, 529 — 

 531. 



Deserves trial as a timber tree, 

 531—533. 



Quality of the wood, 533—535. 



Picturesque character, 535, 536. 



Soil aud propagation, 536 — 538. 



Size attained by Cedars in Eng- 

 land, 538. 



Cedrus deodara, 539, 540. 



