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INDEX. 



Elm, description of, 48. Quality of 

 soil best for, 104. Properties and 

 uses of, 388. 



England, seedling firs exported from 

 Aberdeenshire to, 51. 



English writers, their maxims not 

 to be implicitly adopted in Scot- 

 land, 28-34. Particularly in re- 

 gard to pruning firs, 29. 



Europe, northern parts of, supply of 

 timber from, 4. 



Expense of planting waste land re- 

 turned from the thinnings alone, 

 8. Cause of unnecessary expense 

 in planting, and necessary ex- 

 pense per acre estimated, ibid. 



Experiments used in propagating 

 oak, described, 242. Results of, 

 ibid. 



Exposure or aspect of less conse- 

 quence to planting than has been 

 generally supposed, 108, 109. 



Farming, quantities of wood neces- 

 sary in, and advantages of having 

 it near to farms, 19, 20. 



Fencing, a necessary preliminary to 

 planting, 120. Method of con- 

 structing fences of different ma- 

 terials, 121-123. Best stone dikers 

 to be got in Mar, in Aberdeen- 

 shire, and in Galloway, ibid. Ad- 

 ditional remarks on, 409. 



Firs, estimated expense of planting 

 per acre, 27. Pruning of, repro- 

 bated, 29. Improper method of 

 raising in the nursery recom- 

 mended by Loudon, reprobated, 

 31, 32. Seedling firs exported 

 from Aberdeenshire to England, 

 31. Cheapest method of planting 

 originated in Aberdeenshire, 131. 



Fir-seeds, directions for collecting, 

 77. Extracting, 79- 



Fir, Scotch, or Pine, properties and 

 uses of, 374. 



Fir, Spruce, properties and uses of, 

 386. 



Flowers proper for ornamenting 

 woods, and seeds of, excellent food 

 for birds, 280-284. 



Forced earth in nurseries disappro- 

 ved of, 33. Exception, ib. note. 



Forest scenery, ornamenting of, 

 270. 



Game, preservation and increase of, 

 by means of underwood, 286. 



Glammis Castle, Forfarshire, soil of, 

 and gigantic specimens of oak to 

 be seen there, 100, 101. 



Glentanner Forest, gigantic speci- 

 mens of Scotch firs in, 96. 



Ground, preparation of, for a nur- 

 sery, 60. Pulverization of, by 

 trees, 18, note. 



Hawthorn, description of^ 53. Pro- 

 per for underwood, and propaga- 

 tion of, 275. Properties and uses 

 of the wood, 394. 



Hazel, description of, 53. A proper 

 plant for underwood, and propa- 

 gation of as such, 285. Properties 

 and uses of, 394. 



Heath eradicated by planting, 11. 

 Burning of, 120. 



Hedge-i'ows, trees in, render the 

 ground on each side very unpro- 

 ductive, 17. Reasons of, 18. 



Holly, description of, 53. Pi'oper 

 for underwood and propagation of, 

 276. Properties and uses of, 394. 



Horse-chestnut, soil proper for, 105. 

 Properties and uses of, 394. 



Invercauld Forests, gigantic speci- 

 mens of Scotch fir in, 96. 



Ivy, a proper plant for ornamenting 

 plantations, and propagation of, 

 278. Large-leaved or Irish kind 

 recommended, ibid. note. 



Juice of trees, Mr Pontey*s theory 

 of the circulation of, 165. Circu- 

 lation of, described, 166-67. 



Juniper, a proper plant for under- 

 wood, and propagation of, 277. 



Kinds of plants best adapted for 

 speedy wooding in the pleasure- 

 grounds of gentlemen's seats and 

 villas, 341-344. 



Knees in shipbuilding, description 

 of, 382, note. Directions for mak- 

 ing knees of larch-roots, 382-386. 



Laburnum, properties and uses of, 

 394. 



Larch, most commonly found in our 

 forests, next to the Scotch fir, 42. 

 Imported into Great Britain, 43. 

 First known in Scotland at Dun- 

 keld, 43. Large size of, in plan- 

 tations in Perthshire and beams 

 of, in Venice, 43. Soil proper for, 

 97-98, Properties and uses of, 



