Contents — Continued. 



CHAPTER XII. 



The Thinning of Plantations — page. 



German Methods. 



Their application to British Woodlands. 

 Execution of the Work. 

 Pruning I4 6 



CHAPTER XIII. 

 Shelter Belts and Hedgerow Trees — 

 Belts. 

 Hedgerow Trees X 6i 



CHAPTER XIV. 



Crops from Old Stools — 

 Poles. 

 Coppice. 

 Underwood ^4 



CHAPTER XV. 

 The Bark Crop — 



Stripping and Drying ,67 



CHAPTER XVI. 



Valuing and Selling Timber — 

 Timber Valuers 

 Standing Timber. 

 Fallen Timber. 

 Cordwood. 

 Conditions of Sale. 

 Felling Timber !5n 



CHAPTER XVII. 

 Osier Cultivation x g 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



Conversion of Timber on Estates — 

 Sawn Timber. 

 Transport of Timber ]g 2 



CHAPTER XIX. 



Diseases and Enemies of Forest Tkees — 

 General Remarks. 

 Four-footed Enemies. 

 Insects and Diseases 



CHAPTER XX. 

 Forestry Education — 



Schools 194 



CHAPTER XXI. 

 Forestry Tools and Appliances 201 



