Chapter II: Preface: 7-8

TABLE OF CHAPTERS 9, 10

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 11-16

CHAPTER I

THE FORESTS OF WESTERN AFRICA 17-19

CHAPTER II

THE GAMBIA 20

DESCRIPTIONS OF TREES AND FORESTS 20

APPENDIX I. THE FOREST LAW. (FEES) 23

APPENDIX II. FOREST EXPORTS 24

CHAPTER III

SIERRA LEONE 25

I. THE FORESTS 25

II. NOTES ON TIMBER TREES. (EXPORT AND LOCAL USE) 26

III. TREES CUT FOR LOCAL USE 31

IV. MINOR FOREST PRODUCE 35

V. THE FOREST DEPARTMENT, SIERRA LEONE 39

VI. BOTANICAL AND VERNACULAR NAMES OF INDIGENOUS TREES, WITH 41
DESCRIPTION

APPENDIX I. EXPORTS OF FOREST PRODUCE 63

APPENDIX II. FOREST PRODUCE, 1827-1835 64

APPENDIX III. IMPORTS OF TIMBER INTO SIERRA LEONE 65

CHAPTER IV

LIBERIA 66

I. THE GOLA FOREST 66

II. NOTES ON THE MOST VALUABLE TREES 66

III. THE CONDITIONS OF WORKING TIMBER 69

IV. BOTANICAL AND VERNACULAR NAMES OF INDIGENOUS TREES 70

APPENDIX. FOREST EXPORTS 80

CHAPTER V

THE IVORY COAST 81

A NOTE ON THE FOREST AND MAHOGANY INDUSTRY 81

BOTANICAL AND VERNACULAR NAMES OF TREES. BY MONSIEUR 83
AUGUST CHEVALIER

APPENDIX. FOREST EXPORTS 90

CHAPTER VI

THE GOLD COAST 91

THE FORESTRY POSITION 91

NOTES ON INDIGENOUS TREES 93

BOTANICAL AND VERNACULAR NAMES. (FROM MR. H. N. 93
THOMPSON’S REPORT)

APPENDIX. FOREST EXPORTS 115

CHAPTER VII

TOGO 116

I. THE FORESTS 116

II. THE FOREST PLANTATIONS 119

III. THE DISTRICT PLANTATIONS 122

IV. NOTES ON INDIGENOUS TREES. BOTANICAL AND VERNACULAR NAMES 127

APPENDIX I. INTRODUCED SPECIES OF TREES PLANTED 148

APPENDIX II. CENSUS OF PLANTATIONS 149

APPENDIX III. EXPORTS OF FOREST PRODUCE 150

CHAPTER VIII

NIGERIA 151

I. THE RIVERS, PORTS AND FORESTS 151

II. THE MAHOGANY AND TIMBER INDUSTRIES 155

III. THE PERMANENT FORESTS OR FOREST RESERVES 160

IV. AFFORESTATION IN NIGERIA 166

V. THE FOREST DEPARTMENT 184

VI. REVIEW OF THE BOTANICAL FEATURES OF N. NIGERIA. BY DR. J. 188
M. DALZIEL

SOME TREES OF HAUSALAND. BY DR. J. M. DALZIEL 205

APPENDIX I. BOTANICAL AND VERNACULAR NAMES OF INDIGENOUS 218
TREES. NORTHERN PROVINCES

APPENDIX II. EXPORTS OF FOREST PRODUCE 226

APPENDIX III. IMPORTS OF TIMBER INTO NIGERIA 227

APPENDIX IV. THE FEES AND ROYALTIES ON TIMBER TREES 228

CHAPTER IX

THE NIGERIAN TIMBER TREES 235

CHAPTER X

THE FORESTS AND TIMBER PRODUCTION OF THE BRITISH SPHERE 415
OF THE CAMEROONS

(WITH A NOTE ON THE FRENCH AND BELGIAN CONGO AND
SPANISH GUINEA)

NOTES ON DESCRIPTIONS OF TREES. BOTANICAL AND 425
VERNACULAR NAMES

APPENDIX I. EXPORTS OF FOREST PRODUCE 444

APPENDIX II. EXPORTS OF TIMBER ACCORDING TO PORT OF 445
SHIPMENT

APPENDIX III. EXPORTS OF TIMBER ACCORDING TO DESTINATION 446

CHAPTER XI

THE OIL BEANS, SEEDS AND NUTS OF THE FOREST 447

CHAPTER XII

THE OIL PALM AND PALM KERNEL INDUSTRY 464

CHAPTER XIII

THE FOREST IN RELATION TO AGRICULTURE 485