INDEX 
Alder, 243 
Ash, black, 238, 293 
red, 238 
white, 238, 292 
Arborist, 156 
duties of, 168, 165 
qualifications of, 165 
Aspen, 206 
Barberry, 265 
Basswood, 236, 292 
Bearberry, 269 
Beech, 212, 291 
Birch, black, 210 
paper, 210, 293 
sweet, 210 
white, 210, 293 
yellow, 210, 293 
Blueberry, 264 
Box elder, 162, 232 
Butternut, 202, 291 
Buttonwood, 226, 293 
Catalpa, 162 
Cedar, 200, 291, 
Cherry, black, 294 
Chestnut, 214, 291 
Chinquapin, 214 
City forestry, definition of, 2 
desirable trees for, 162 
drawbacks to, 159 
growth of, 158 
need of, 156 
as a profession, 160, 163 
City forestry, scope of, 163, 165 
undesirable trees for, 161 
Communal forestry, abroad, 8, 
174 
extent of, 172 
possibilities in, 166, 175 
Conservation, beginning of, 22 
fuel and, 21 
future of, 32 
game, 29, 35 
meaning of, 20 
mineral, 28, 34 
need of, 21 
soil, 23 
water, 25, 33, 34 
Cooperage, manufacture of, 144 
Cottonwood. See Poplar 
Cypress, 198, 291 
Decay, cause of, 147 
prevention of, 147 
Dogwood, 250 
Douglas fir, 195, 290 
Elder, 244 
Elm, 162, 220, 292 
Erosion, cause of, 14, 24 
extent of, 15, 24 
prevention of, 24, 34 
European plane, 162 
Fir, 194, 290 
Forest fires, annual loss due to, 
92 
311 
