X CONTENTS. 



PARE 



Plantations are, and should he, planted too thick to grow, and should 

 be thinned every 3'ear ......... 188 



No turnips without hoeing ; no trees without thinning . . .389 

 Never too late to thin ......... 189 



Cut the worst plants worst placed ; leave the best plants best placed 189 

 Pruning does not increase the aggregate quantity of wood made by 

 a tree, but, by improving its locatmt, increases the measurable 



timber 191 



Example 192 



That a branchless stem is a natural attribute of a tree is a mistake 



of De Candolle's 194 



A living branch forms a cross-grain ; when it dies, an united knot ; 



what is afterwards inclosed, a disunited, movable knot . . 196 

 Healing over an amputated branch ....... 202 



Prejudice against pruning with the saw, a vulgar error . . . 204 

 Explanation of Plates I. and II. ...... . 205 



Best time for pruning . . . . . . . . . 214 



Measurement and longevity of trees ...... 215 



PAET Y. 



THE PARK PINETUM 228 



CONCLUDING REMARKS 234 



