IV CONTENTS. 



Chapter V. — Culture of the Maritime Pine on ike Landes of 



Gascony, - - 36 



The preparation of the ground is described (p. 36) ; the zone ad- 

 jacent to the sea is described (p. 37) ; clayonnages (p. 39) ; sowing 

 and planting (p. 40) ; account given by M. Bagneris (p. 42) ; and 

 by M. Boitel (p. 45) ; thinning (p. 46) ; pruning (p. 48). 



Chapter VI. — Exploitation of the Pine Plantations of Gascony, 51 



Account of the exploitation of resin, by Bagneris (p. 51) ; of the 

 manufacture of charcoal, by Boitel (p. 57), and that of charcoal 

 dust (p. 63) ; products exhibited in English museumB (p. 66). 



Chapter VII. — Sylviculture on the Landes of La Sologne, 69 



Account of the Landes of La Sologne (p. 70) ; of their soil (p. 72) ; 

 woods (p. 74) ; culture of pine woods (p. 75) ; reclaiming land by 

 plantation (p. 80). 



Chapter VIII. — Inland Sand-Wastes, and Sand-Wastes on the 



Coast, - . - 81 



Differences seen in sand- wastes (p. 81) ; Wessely's account of sand- 

 wastes on the coast (p. 82) ; account of the impermeable alios by 

 M. Faye (p. 84) ; capillary attraction of sand (p. 86) ; absorption 

 and retention of moisture (p. 88) ; absorption of vegetable nutri- 

 ment (p. 90) ; peat lands in sand-wastes (p. 92) ; composition of 

 sand (p. 92) ; sand-wastes of the tertiary formation (p. 96) ; 

 woods on such sands (p. 97). 



Chapter IX. — Natural History and General Culture of the 



Scotch Fir in France, 100 



Description of the Scotch fir by MM. Lorentz and Parade (p. 100) ; 

 account of arboretum at-Barres by the founder, M. Vilinorin 

 (p. 103) ; his observation on the Scotch fir (pinus sylvestris) 

 (p. 107) ; the Riga pine (p. 115) ; pine of Smolensk (p. 117) ; 

 Wilna pine (p. 117) ; pine of Tschernigoff (p. 118) ; pine of 

 Volhynia (p. 118) ; varieties of the Riga pine (p. 119) ; Scotch 

 fir (p. 122) ; intermediate varieties (p. 123) ; instructions given 

 in School of Forestry at Nancy in regard to the exploitation of 

 the Scotch fir (p. 131) ; in regard to its economic uses (p. 137) ; 

 and the collecting and preservation of its seed (p. 138), and 

 sowing (p. 141). 



Chapter X.— Natural History and General Culture of the 



Maritime Pine in France, - - 143 



