CONTENTS, 



CHAPTER I. 



. Influence of Forests on Climate 9 



Forests and Streams , 15 



Trees for Shelter 17 



Forests and Insects 18 



CHAPTER II. 



The Characteristics of Trees 19 



The Movement of Sap in Trees 33 



The Buds of Trees 23 



CHAPTER III. 



Raising Trees from Seed 25 



Preparing a Seed-bed : . . 28 



CHAPTER rv. 



Transplanting Seedlings 33 



CHAPTER V. 



Bndding and Grafting 33 



Budding 36 



Grafting Deciduous Trees 43 



CHAPTER VI. 



Grafting Conifers , 48 



CHAPTER VII. 



Coniferse from Cuttings 51 



Layers 54 



CHAPTER VlII. 



Deciduous Trees from Cuttings 54 



Propagation by Layering 55 



CHAPTER IX. 



Seedlings of Coniferse 58 



Sowing the Seeds 60 



Evergreens from the Forests 64 



Season for Transplanting 66 



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