CONTENTS 



^ CHAPTER I. 



Influence of Forests on Climate 9 



Forests and Streams 15 



Trees for Shelter. 17 



Forests and Insects 18 



CHAPTER II. 



The Characteristics of Trees 19 



The Movement of Sap in Trees , 22 



The Buds of Trees 23 



CHAPTER III. 



Raising Trees from Seed 25 



Preparing a Seed-bed 28 



CHAPTER IV. 



Transplanting Seedlings 32 



CHAPTER V. 



Budding and Grafting 33 



Budding 86 



Grafting Deciduous Trees 42 



CHAPTER YI. 



Grafting Conifers , 48 



CHAPTER VII. 



Coniferse from Cuttings 51 



Layers 54 



CHA.PTER VIII. 



Deciduous Trees from Cuttings 54 



Propagation by Layering 55 



CHAPTER IX. 



Seedlings of Coniferse 58 



Sowing the Seeds 60 



Evergreens from the Forests 64 



Season for Transplanting 66 



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