Contents 



Natural History — Continued 



No Two Tracks alike 371 



Dog and Cat 372 



Wolf 375 



Rabbits and Hares 377 



The Newton Jack-rabbit 379 



Fox 382 



The Fox's Hunt 385 



Closing In 388 



Books and Articles Recommended . . . 390 



XIV. Mushrooms, Fungi or Toadstools 



Abundance 391 



Dangers 392 



Symptoms of Poisoning 392 



Remedy 392 



To Make Spore Prints for Study . . . 393 



Poisonous Toadstools 394 



Unwholesome but Not Deadly Toadstools . 399 



Wholesome Toadstools 402 



Uncertain Kinds 407 



Cautions for the Inexperienced .... 409 



Mushroom Growing 409 



Books Recommended 409 



XV. Forestry 



Fifty Common Forest Trees of Eastern North 



America 411 



Pines 411 



Spruces 413 



Cedars 415 



Poplars 417 



Walnuts 418 



Birches 423 



Hornbeams 425 



Oaks 426 



Chestnuts 431 



Elms 431 



Gums 436 



Maples 438 



Basswoods 440 



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