INDEX. 



447 



Shelter to cattle from old woods, 11. 

 Advantage of to young planta- 

 tions, 222-22G. 



Shrubs proper for underwood, and 

 propagation of, 272. 



Silver-fir, native of the Levant or 

 south of Europe, 44-45. Soil 

 proper for, 100. 



Soil of lands improved by planting, 

 12. Pulverization of by trees, 18, 

 note. Adaptation of trees to the 

 soil, importance of, 23-25. Soil 

 for a nursery, 58. 



Sowing of seeds in a nursery, 65. 

 Season of sowing, 67. Protection 

 from birds, ibid. 



Spruce, said to be a native of Nor- 

 way, 44. Different species, ibid. 

 Soil proper for, 98-100. 



Steuart's, Sir Henry, his method of 

 removing large trees and giving 

 immediate effect to wood, account 

 of, 298-336. Selection of subjects, 

 299-301. Balance and closeness 

 of the branches, 302. Situations 

 for finding subjects fit for removal, 

 304. Preparation of the soil, 305. 

 Manuring of, directions for, 306- 

 309. Preparation of the trees be- 

 fore removal, 309. Trenching of 

 the ground preparatory to plant- 

 ing, 313. Taking up and trans- 

 porting the trees, 315. Pulling 

 down of the trees, 317. Descrip- 

 tion of transplanting machine, 

 318. Planting the trees in their 

 new situations, 320-322. Distri- 

 bution of the roots in the pit, 

 325-327. Support of the tree 

 against the wind, 329. Treat- 

 ment of the trees subsequently to 

 removal, 330. Defending the trees 

 from sheep, 331. Composition 

 for recovering trees in a sickly 

 condition, 333-335. 



Summary of different kinds of tim- 

 ber, properties and uses of, 398. 



Supplementary remarks on shelter 

 for deciduous trees, 150-157. 



Sycamore or plane tree, description 

 of, 48. Soil most proper for, 105. 

 Properties and uses of, 391. 



Table showing the number of trees 

 that can be planted on an acre, 

 440. 



Taking down large trees in woods 



without injuring those standing, 

 directions for, 179. 

 Thinning woods, neglect of, a seri- 

 ous error, 28. Performance of on 

 wrong principles still more dan- 

 gerous, ibid. Directions for, 173- 

 181. 



Thriving heath, a mark of fertility, 

 115. 



Timber, value of, imported annually 

 into Great Britain, 1. Properties 

 and uses of the different kinds 

 of, 369-396. 



Transplanting in the nursery, 70. 

 Different modes of, 71, ^io^*?' Fix- 

 ing the plants properly, 72-73. 

 Different opinions regarding, ib. 



Transplanting machine. Sir Henry 

 Steuart's, 318. 



Underwood, advantages of, 269-270. 

 Plants proper for and cultivation 

 of, 269-280. Preservation and 

 increase of game by, 286. Plant- 

 ing' of, with the design of training 

 it into a succession crop of tim- 

 ber, directions for, 289. 



Vegetable mould formed by leaves 

 of trees, an excellent manure, 1 4. 



Waste lands, directions for ascer- 

 taining the quality of from the 

 wild plants that grow on it, 112- 

 119. Supposed extent of in Scot- 

 land fitted for planting, 1. Pre- 

 sent value ot^ and the profit to be 

 derived from planting them, 8. 

 Pasture of, improved by planting, 

 10. 



Weeding in a nursery, 75-76. 



Willow, description of, 52. Soil 

 most proper for, 106. Properties 

 and uses of, 393. 



Wood, succession crops of, 291-297, 

 Failure in planting of, among old 

 roots, 292. Cheapest way of 

 planting old woods, 293. Treat- 

 ment of the shoots arising from 

 old wood v/hen intended for tim- 

 ber, 285-297. Hints for giving 

 speedy effect to, in the pleasure 

 grounds of gentlemen's seats and 

 villas, 337-368. Expense of 

 ])lanting per acre, 340. Kinds of 

 trees which it is necessary to intio- 

 duce, 341-345. Choice of plants^ 



