CONTENTS 



Page 



Preface v 



Introduction xiii 



CHAPTER I 



Impressions of French forestry 1 



Economic needs and national traits 1 



Significant public phases of French forestry 2 



Forest and land conservation 6 



Private forestry in France 12 



Forest problems of France and the United States 15 



CHAPTER II 



The rSle of forests 17 



The value of forests 17 



Forest influences 19 



CHAPTER III 



Forest regions and important species 25 



Physical and cUmatic features — industry 25 



Forest regions 29 



Important forest species 40 



CHAPTER IV 



Forest statistical data 45 



Private forest owners 45 



CHAPTER V 



Natural regeneration 65 



French policy 65 



French silvicultural methods 70 



High forest systems 71 



Coppice systems 92 



Care of the stand after regeneration 105 



CHAPTER VI 



Artificial reforestation 114 



French policy 114 



Seed 117 



Nurseries 122 



Planting 125 



Field sowing 132 



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