The Indian Forester, Volume 1

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R.P. Sharma, 1876 - Forests and forestry
 

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Page 83 - they were in large flocks containing both species in the proportion of two of the former to one of the latter " (the present)
Page 102 - But how important an element enclosure is, I plainly saw near Farnham, in Surrey. Here there are extensive heaths, with a few clumps of old Scotch firs on the distant hilltops : within the last ten years large spaces have been enclosed, and self-sown firs are now springing up in multitudes, so close together that all cannot live.
Page 224 - The Dyak bridge is simple but well designed. It consists merely of stout bamboos crossing each other at the roadway like the letter X. and rising a few feet above it. At the crossing they are firmly bound together, and to a large bamboo which lies upon them and forms the only pathway, with a slender and often very shaky one to serve as a handrail. When a river is to be crossed an overhanging tree is chosen, from which the bridge is partly suspended and partly supported by diagonal struts from the...
Page 102 - Scotch firs on the distant hill-tops : within the last ten years large spaces have been enclosed, and self-sown firs are now springing up in multitudes, so close together that all cannot live. When I ascertained that these young trees had not been sown or planted, I was so much surprised at their numbers that I went to several points of view, whence I could examine hundreds of acres of the unenclosed heath, and literally I could not see a single Scotch fir, except the old planted clumps. But on looking...
Page 224 - When a path goes over very steep ground, and becomes slippery in very wet or very dry weather, the bamboo is used in another way. Pieces are cut about a yard long, and opposite notches being made at each end, holes are formed through which pegs are driven, and firm and convenient steps are thus formed with the greatest ease and celerity.
Page 102 - Scotch fir, except the old planted clumps. But on looking closely between the stems of the heath, I found a multitude of seedlings and little trees which had been perpetually browsed down by the cattle. In one square yard, at a point some hundred yards distant from one of the old clumps, I counted thirty-two little trees; and one of them, with twenty-six rings of growth, had, during many years tried to raise its head above the stems of the heath, and had failed.
Page 142 - BrigadierGeneral, was most concerned, the garrison, both European and native — to a great extent suffering from boils, sores, and unsightly fungus-looking growths on their hands and limbs; and I found Delhi within the walls a surface of barrenness, covered here and there for the space of two miles in length and 500 yards in breadth by foul weeds or heaps of demolished buildings, with wells and water-ducts choked up. I informed the Viceroy and the Commander-in-Chief of the state of things, and of...
Page 45 - ... all concerned, whilst it is clear the apparently inexhaustible supply of copal, under a settled rule and with systematic working, would furnish the means of supporting a far larger community than that now sparsely scattered along the coast. The tree would appear to have lined the shores in former days, but the extent of the ancient forests can now only be estimated by the area of the present workings and by the position of the existing
Page 279 - While on this subject it is necessary to draw attention to the reported variation in the number of evolutions and consequently in the number of crops which are obtained in different countries. In Mysore and Burma it would appear that three evolutions of the insects take place during the year.
Page 276 - ... importance to tie the brood lac to the upper and middle branches, as many of the lower ones, by this arrangement, become covered with insects, which are shaken or fall from above ; whereas if the lac be attached to the lower portion of the tree, many larvae must fall to the ground and be lost. When attaching the twigs it appears necessary to take care that the wood of the standard is not of denser composition than the wood of the tree from which the brood lac is gathered, as it is believed that...

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