INDEX. 



315 



Sneyd, Johu, 308. 



Steuart, Sir Henry, 8. 



Stone dykes, 25. 



Strathspey plantations, 82 et seq. 



Thinning of plantations : its claims, 

 123^ its principles, 126 — nature 

 and necessity of, 127 — state and 

 condition of the trees to be operated 

 upon, 128 — change of soil, ib. — ^why 

 thinning is a power for good or evil, 

 131— effect of, 133— if rightly un- 

 derstood, pruning would be almost 

 unnecessary, 136 — marking for, 138 

 — application of, for fir and pine 

 plantations, 144— injurious effects 

 of thinning if delayed, 147 — avoid 

 unnecessary disturbance when, 149 

 — ^what is meant by, 150 — young 

 plantations should not be thinned 

 for profit, ib. — good effects of, 153 — 

 result of, on advanced pine planta- 

 tions, 157 — should be gently done, 

 159 — sickness of plantations after 

 thinning, 160 — injuries inflicted by 

 improper thinning, 164 — effects of, 

 on young plantations, 168 — effect 

 of, on advanced hardwood planta- 

 tions, 174 — mixed plantations, 177 

 — young hardwood plantations, 200 

 — rules for, 205. 



Thinnings and their value, 180 et seq. 



Thomson, John, 310. 



Tradescant, John, 309. 



Transplanting, importance of, 7 — 

 curious result of, 28 — ■ different 

 methods of preparing large trees 

 for, 29 et seq. — some unfavourable 

 results of, 31 — cost of, 36 et seq. — 

 selecting hardwood trees for, 38, 

 44 — coniferse, 40 — pines, 44 — cut- 

 ting -in of roots by means of a 

 trench, 45 et seq. — preparing pits 

 for receiving trees, 46 — operation 

 of M'Glashen's apparatus for, 112 — 

 Mr Kay on the various machines 

 and appliances in use for, 116 — 

 operation of Newington's tree-lifter, 

 116. 



Tree - planting as an investment in 

 Ireland, 182. 



Tree-planting in Edinburgh, 106 — do. 

 in London and San Francisco, 108 

 — do. in Manchester, 109. 



Trusler, Rev. John, 306. 



Turf dykes, 24. 



Underwood, planting, 103. 



Veitch, John Gould, 307. 



Watering trees, 37. 

 Wire fences, 20 et seq. 

 Wood-beetles, 52 et seq. 

 Wooden palings, 27. 

 Worledge, John, 309. 



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