XIV 



GENERAL INDEX. 



THE WHITE THORN, 67—75. 

 Synonymes, 67. 

 May be ranked as a forest-tree, 



68, 69. 

 Picturesque character, 69. 

 Uses, 70—72. 

 Propagation, 72, 73. 

 Varieties. 



Cratcegus oxyacantlia rosea, 

 „ punicea, 



„ multiplex, 



„ prcecox. 



Geographical distribution, 74. 

 Insects which frequent it, 75. 



THE MOUNTAIN ASH, 76—83. 

 Synonymes, 76. 

 Picturesque character, 77. 

 Uses, 78, 79. 

 Propagation, 80. 

 Other indigenous species, 81. 

 Pyrus aria, 

 „ torminalis. 



THE COMMON ASH, 84—101. 

 Synonymes, 84. 

 Statistics, 85, 86. 

 Picturesque character, 87 — 89. 

 Necessity of thinning plantations, 



89—92. 

 Advantage of the Ash in hedge- 

 rows, 93, 94. 

 Uses of the wood, 94 — 97. 

 Soil, 97, 98. 

 Insects which feed upon it, 98 — 



100. 

 Propagation, 100. 

 Varieties and species, 101. 

 Fraxinus excelsior pendula, 



„ Americamis, 



„ Omits. 



THE ELM. 



General remarks on the genus, 

 102, 103. 

 1. English Elm, 104—116. 

 Synonymes, 104. 

 Mode of growth, and specific cha- 

 racters, 105, 106. 

 Geographical distribution, 106 — 



108. 

 Picturesque character, 108 — 110. 

 Propagation, 111 — 113. 

 Uses of the wood, 113, 114. 

 Insects which live upon it, 114, 

 115. 

 Varieties, 116. 



Ulmus campcstris vulgaris, 

 „ alba, 



„ acutifolia, 



„ virens, 



Ulmus campestris comubiensis, 

 „ betulefolia, 

 „ foliis variegatis, 

 „ viminalis. 



2. Cork-barked Elm, 117—123. 

 Synonymes, 117. 

 Distinguishing features, 118, 



119. 

 Geographical distribution, 119, 



120. 

 Soil and uses, 120, 121. 

 Varieties, 122, 123. 

 Ulmus suberosa alba, 



„ foliis variegatis, 



„ erecta, 



Broad and narrow-leaved Hert- 

 fordshire Elms, 

 Ulmus major. 



3. Scotch Elm, 124—133. 

 Synonymes, 124. 

 Geographical distribution, 125. 

 Distinguishing characters, 126. 

 Picturesque characters, 126 — 128. 

 Soil and situation, 129 — 131. 

 Uses of the wood, 131. 

 Propagation, 132. 



Varieties, 133. 



Ulmus montana pendula, 

 „ fastigiata. 



4. Smooth-leaved Scotch Elm, 



134—138. 

 Synonymes, 134. 

 Distinguishing characters, 135. 

 Varieties, 136—138. 



Ulmus montana vegeta, Hunting- 

 don, or Chichester Elm ; 

 „ glabra major, Canterbury- 

 seedling ; 

 Scampston Elm. 



THE WALNUT. 



Synonymes, 139 — 149. 

 Uses of the wood, 140 — 142. 



„ fruit, 143. 

 Geographical distribution, 144. 

 Picturesque character, 145. 

 Propagation, 145 — 149. 

 Soil and management, 147. 

 Specific characters, 148. 

 Varieties, 149. 



Juglans regia maxima, 



„ serotina, 



„ tenera. 



THE WILLOW. 



General remarks on the genus, 



150. 

 Generic characters, 151. 

 1 . Crack, or Red-wood, Willow, 

 152—155. 

 Synonymes, 152. 



