Preface … 5
I.—The Meaning and Importance of Forestry … 6
II.—The Life-Story of a Tree … 8
III.—The Forest … 17
IV.— The Value of Forests … 19
V.—Forests and Climate … 23
VI.—Undergrowth and Humus … 25
VII.— Fires and their Cost … 26
VIII.—Sylviculture … 29
IX.—Forest Management … 31
X.—Western Australian Trees … 36
XI.—Some Curious Forest Plants … 94
XII.—Growing Trees from Seeds and Seedlings … 100
XIII.—Birds and Forestry … 102
XIV.—Insects and Forestry … 104
XV.—Animals of the Forest … 112
Appendix
I.—Measuring Logs … 114
II.—The Forest Service of W.A., and the Training of Foresters … 114
