GENERAL INDEX. 



Propagation, 234, 235. 

 Insects which feed upon it, 236. 

 Species, 237. 



Betula populifolia, 



„ papyracea, 



„ nigra, 



„ lenta. 



THE OAK. 



General remarks on the genus, 

 238—240. 



Two supposed species of English 

 Oaks, 241, 242. 

 I.Peduncled, or Common Oak, 

 243—245. 



Synonymes and botanical charac- 

 ters, 243. 



Remarks on this supposed spe- 

 cies, 244, 245. 



2. Sessile-fruited Oak, 246 — 



251. 

 Synonymes and botanical charac- 

 ters, 246. 

 Growth and appearance, contrast- 

 ed with those of the Common 



Oak, 247, 248. 

 Qualities of the wood, 248— 251. 

 Oak woods formerly covered a 



large portion of England, 251, 



252. 

 Particulars of the size, &c, of some 



Oaks, 253—257. 

 Ancient uses of the Oak, 257 — 



259. 

 Decrease of the ancient forests, 



259, 260. 

 Advantages of planting Oak, 260 



— 263. 

 Soil and draining, 263 — 265. 

 Propagation and planting, 265 — 



269. 

 Of trenching the ground before 



planting, 269—271. 

 Trees proper to be mixed with 



Oak, 272—275. 

 Management of Oak plantations, 



275—282. 

 Picturesque character, 283 — 285. 

 Insects which feed on the Oak. 



285—288. 



3. Turkey, or Mossy-cupped Oak, 



289 -297. 



Synonymes and specific characters, 

 289. 



Recommended for more general 

 cultivation, 290, 291. 



Description of the tree, 292, 293. 



Quality of the wood, 293, 294. 



Geographical range and propaga- 

 tion, 294, 295. 



Varieties, 295—297- 

 Quercus cirris pendula, 

 „ A ustriaca, 



„ cana major, 



„ „ minor, 



„ Fulham, 



„ Luconibe. 



HOLM OAK, 298—304. 



Synonymes, 298. 



Geographical range and cultiva- 

 tion in Britain, 299 — 301. 



Soil and propagation, 301, 302. 



Description of the foliage, wood, 

 &c, 302—304. 



THE BEECH, 305—320. 



Synonymes and specific charac- 

 ters, 305, 306. 



Description of the tree, 306 — 308. 



Geographical distribution, 308, 

 309. 



Picturesque character, 310 — 312. 



Quality and uses of the wood, 

 312—316. 



Soil, 315. 



Propagation and culture, 316 — 

 318. 

 Varieties, 318, 319. 



Far/us sylvatica purpurea. 



Insects which feed on it, 320. 



Fungi, 320. 



THE SWEET CHESNUT, 321— 

 336. 



Synonymes and specific charac- 

 ters, 321, 322. 

 Description of the tree, 322—324. 

 Character of the wood, 324—330. 

 Soil, 330. 



Ornamental character, 331. 

 Propagation, 332. 

 Insects which feed on it, 333. 

 Varieties, 333. 



Statistics, 324 — 326. 



THE HORNBEAM, 337—345. 



Synonymes and specific charac- 

 ters, 337, 338. 

 Description of the tree, 338, 339. 

 Geographical distribution, 340. 

 Uses of the tree, 341—343. 



„ wood, 343. 

 Soil and propagation, 344. 

 Insects which feed on it, 344. 



THE PLANE. 



1. Oriental Plane, 346 — 353. 

 Synonymes and specific charac- 

 ters, 346. 



