West African forests and forestry

About this eBook

Author

Unwin, Arthur Harold, 1878-1963

Original Publication

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1920.

Credits

Galo Flordelis (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/NCSU Libraries)

Language

English

LoC Class

SD: Agriculture: Forestry

Subject

Forests and forestry -- Africa, West

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 78844

Release Date

June 11, 2026

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.WEST AFRICAN FORESTS AND FORESTRY
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.ILLUSTRATIONS
5. 5.CHAPTER I
6. 6.CHAPTER II — APPENDIX I — APPENDIX II
7. 7.CHAPTER III — I. The Forests. — II. Notes on Timber Trees. — III. Trees Cut for Local Use. — IV. Minor Forest Produce. — V. The Forest Department of Sierra Leone. — VI.—INDIGENOUS FOREST TREES — APPENDIX I — APPENDIX II — APPENDIX III
8. 8.CHAPTER IV — I. The Gola Forest. — II. The Most Valuable Trees. — III. Conditions of Working Timber. — IV. TREES AND RUBBER VINES — APPENDIX
9. 9.CHAPTER V — LIST OF TREES — APPENDIX
10. 10.CHAPTER VI — LIST OF INDIGENOUS TREES AND RUBBER VINES — APPENDIX
11. 11.CHAPTER VII — Introduction. — I. The Forests between or at the Stations. — II. The Forest Department Plantations. — III. District Plantations. — IV. NOTES ON INDIGENOUS TREES — APPENDIX I — APPENDIX II — APPENDIX III
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII — I. The Rivers, Ports and Forests of Nigeria. — II. The Mahogany and Timber Industries. — III. The Permanent Forests or Forest Reserves. — IV. Afforestation in Nigeria. — V. The Forest Department. [3] — VI. A Review of the Botanical Features of Northern Nigeria. — 1. Tree Savannah or Savannah Forest . — 2. Bush Savannah . — 3. Park Savannah. — 4. Evergreen Fringing Belts. — VII. Some Trees of Hausaland. — APPENDIX I — APPENDIX II — APPENDIX III — APPENDIX IV — SCHEDULE A — SCHEDULE B
13. 13.CHAPTER IX — NON-INDIGENOUS TREES OF NIGERIA — NOTES ON NIGERIAN TREES OF WHICH THE BOTANICAL NAMES ARE NOT KNOWN
14. 14.CHAPTER X — THE CONGO FRANÇAISE, OR THE FRENCH GABOON — THE BELGIAN CONGO — SPANISH GUINEA — NOTES ON THE CAMEROON TREES — SOME CAMEROON TREES ONLY KNOWN BY NATIVE NAMES — APPENDIX I — APPENDIX II — APPENDIX III
15. 15.CHAPTER XI
16. 16.CHAPTER XII
17. 17.CHAPTER XIII
18. 18.CHAPTER XIV — 1. Historical. — 2. Botanical. — 3. Timbers. — 4. Forestry Generally.
19. 19.INDEX
20. 20.FOOTNOTES:
21. 21.Transcriber's note:

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