This book has been prepared with the idea that teachers generally would be glad to
introduce into their classes work dealing with the real objects of nature, provided the work …

THIS book has been written to assist in impressing upon the young the value of our forests
and to give them some appreciation of what is being done, as well as of what must yet be …

This book is an attempt to anticipate and answer the questions which would occur to a home
owner when he is considering the planting and care of trees for his garden. In the book …

HE following pages are intended to furnish an opportunity for a more intimate acquaintance
with our American trees. The pictures upon the plates have in all cases been taken direct …

THERE is a solemnity, a repose about the great trees, and the restless, ceaseless stirring of
the small ones is full of mystery. So self-evident are they, so close at hand that we almost …

" EVERY tree is beautiful, every grove is pleasant and every forest is grand. The planting
and care of trees is exhilarating and a pledge of faith in the future; but these æsthetic …

Legends and folklore concerning trees have been dug out of obscurity and delightfully
retold. But there are few books as yet about the forest, still fewer which try to tell the high …

SIR: The following list is a catalogue of the native and naturalized forest-trees of the United
States which attain a height of 16 feet and upward. Descriptive notes of many species are …

The present bulletin has been prepared to meet the needs of those persons who desire to
become more familiar with our native and introduced trees, but who do not have access to …

What are shrubs? Shrubs are such woody plants as branch freely from the soil. How vast is
the number of these desirable plants! This book aims to describe the best in the language of …