Contents. 



Page, 

 vii. 



Inteoduction 



Cliap. 

 I. — Importance of Conserving Forests and Forming Plantations in South 



Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 



II. — The Benefits which would accrue to the Soil and Climate of the Colony 



from a General System of Tree Planting . . . . . . . . 4 



III. — The Encouragement to Tree Culture in South Australia hy Bonus 



from the Government . . . . . . . . . . , . 10 



IV. — The Commercial Value of Trees as a Crop . . . . . . . . 14 



V. — The Efiects of Forest Covering upon the Catchment Areas of fieser- 



voirs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 



VI. — Some General Eemarks on Matters to be Considered Previous to 



Planting 19 



VII. — Table showing the Number of Trees which can be Planted on an 



Acre at Stated Distances Apart . . . . . . . . . . 20 



VIII. — Table showing the Number of Plants Eequired to Plant Lines of 



Trees at Stated Distances Apart . . . . . . . . . . 21 



IX. — Distances Apart at which Forest Trees should be Planted . . 22 



X. — At what Season of the Tear should we Plant . . . . . . . . 24 



XI. — How the Ground should be Prepared before Trees are Planted upon 



it 26 



XII.— How Young Trees should be Planted 28 



XIII.— Treatment of Young Trees after Planting . . . . . . . . 33 



XIV. — General Planting on Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 



XV.— The Fencing of Plantations 38 



XVI. — Planting Trees along Fences and Eoads . . . . . . . . 40 



XVII. — Planting on the Sea-coast . . . . . . . . . . 42 



XVIIL- Osier Planting 46 



XIX. — Planting on Ground lately Cleared of Trees . . . . . . 48 



XX.-Town and Park Planting 50 



XXI.— "Wattle Growing 63 



XXII.— Pruning Forest Trees 58 



XXIII.— Thinning Woods and Forests 63 



XXIV.— The Growing of Hedge Fences on our Agricultural Areas . . . . 66 



XXV.— Selecting Plants from the Public Nurseries ., .. .. 70 



