vi Contents. 



CHAPTER V. 



OP THE TARIOUS MODES OF rKOPACATIOIf OP FOREST TREES. 



Seeds planted where the Trees nro to grow — Methods employed — 

 Planting of Walnut and other Nut-Trees — Soaking of Seeds — Plant- 

 ing in Seed-beds and Nurseries — Spring and Fall planting — Propaga- 

 tion from Cuttings, Layers, and other Methods — Grafting 37-46 



CHAPTER VI. 



PLAN I TNG COKTIKUED. 



Intervals between Trees — Planting in Rows, in Squares, in Quincunx 

 Order — in Triangles — Number of Trees on given Areas — Necessity 

 of close planiing — Planting of young Trees from the Forests — Plant- 

 ing on the Sod — Planting without disturbance of Roots — Transplant- 

 ing of large Trees — Disadvantage of planting of too large Size — 

 Planting of Rocky Surfaces — Of mulching — Of thinning — Trimming 

 and Pruning — Pollards — Removal of outer Bark — Arbor-days. 47-62 



CHAPTER VII. 



OF THE STRTJCTCRE AND FCKCTIONS OF THE VARIOUS PARTS OP GROWING 



TrEES. 



The Buds— The Leaves— The Wood and Bark— The growth of the 

 Trunk and Branches — Eccentric Forms of Growth — The Roots — The 

 pressure of Sap and its Changes — Autumnal Colors 63-79 



CHAPTER Vin. 



GENERAL VIEWS IN REGARD TO FORESTRY. 



On the investment of Labor and Capital — Questions of Profit — The 

 due Proportion of Woodlands and cultivated Fields — Forest Areas 

 in Europe — Resemblances and Contrasts in Timber-Growth — General 

 Glance at Forest Resources of United States and Canada — New Eng- 

 land, Middle, Southern and Western States — Rocky Mountain Re- 

 gion — Pacific Coast — Canada — Great Britain — Alternations of Forest 

 Growth 79-91 



CHAPTER IX. 



ACTS OF COXGREi?S RELATING TO TIMBER-RIGHTS. 



Timber-culture Acts — Homestead Entry Act — Use of Timber by Rail- 

 road Companies — Privileges in certain States and Territories — .Sa!i^ 

 of Timber-lands.... 91-96 



