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Index. 



Bed alder, 233. 



ash, 272. 



beefli, 227. 



bircli, 230. 



( Fagus Menziesii), S28. 



bud, 259. 



cedar, 14fi, 308. 



best evergreen hedge in 



Iowa, 128, 129. 



in Kansas, 347, 348, 349. 



insects injurious to, 187. 



lilantiiia; of, 303. 



saw-dus't, 206. 



charcoal, 153. 



iir, 337, 339, 340. 



maple. 238. 



oak, 213. 



pine, 323, 325, 330. 



spruce, 337. 



willow, 279, 280, 283. 



Kedwood, 97, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314. 

 Uegularity in former seasons, 26. 

 Eelative humidity of atmosphere, 13, 



15. 

 Eeproduotion of high-forests, 104. 



from seeds, 28. 



liesembUinccs of flora of Eastern 



Asia and America, 84. 

 Reserves in coppice woods, 101. 

 Eesinous products, 199. 

 species, do not usually sprout, 



97. 

 Respiratory organs of plants, 04, 65. 

 Kevt-nue from planting, 82. 

 Kcvolution, period of, 99, 102, 105. 

 Kharanus cathartieus, 129, 296. 



frangula, charcoal of, 152. 



Rhododendrons, 84. 

 Rhus (genus), 297. 



copallina, 209. 



coriaria, 209. 



diversiloba, 297. 



glabra, 209, 297. 



integrifolia, 297. 



lauriana, 297. 



pumila, 297. 



toxicodendron, 297. 



typhinn, 209, 297. 



venenata, 297. 



Rhynchophoridese, 171. 

 Riga pine, 332. 

 Rights of usage, 106. 



of way to railroads, 94. 



Rio Grande valley, cotton woods in, 



60. 

 Ripening of wood, 23, 70. 



River maple, 237. 



pine, 329. 



Roads in woodlands, importance of, 



100. 

 lines of defense against fire, 



157. 



planting by side of, 119-123. 



Robbins' process for preserving wood, 



198. 

 Robert, Dr. E., preservation of elms, 



62, 181. 

 Robin ia hispida, 258. 



pseudacacia, 136, 257, 346. 



viscosa, 258. 



Rock-chestnut oak, 213. 



formations, give character to 



soil, 4. 



work, how adorned, 117. 



Rocks, underlying effect on soil, 7. 

 Rocky areas, effect of clearing, 18. 



Mountains region, 87. 



forests of, 87. 



snow-slides on, 24. 



timber-line in, 25. 



white oak, 213. 



surfaces, planting of, 57. 



Rome, planting of Eucalyptus near, 



55, 2(57. 

 Roots, buds when formed on, 77. 



consolidate the soil, 8. 



derive support from sub-soil, 5. 



fill drains and wells, 75, 77, 119. 



form and structure of, 76. 



from hedges, 131. 



growing together, 77. 



how they disintegrate the soil, 7. 



may injure walls, 118. 



must not be exposed to air, 43. 



radicles of, 77. 



transportation without disturb- 

 ing, 52. 

 Kosa laevigata, in hedges, 129. 

 Rose- locust, 258. 

 Rosemary-pine, 326. 

 Rosin, 200. 



Rotation of crops in timber, 90. 

 Roumania, forests in, 83. 

 Eound-leaved willow, 279. 

 Rows, planting in, 37, 47. 



on hill-sides, 57. 



Royal-oak, historical interest in, 114. 



Rubiaeeffi, 269. 



Ruin from destruction of woodlands, 



26. 

 Rules for street-planting, 120. 

 Running oak, 212. 



