VERMONT AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 151 



THE TREES OF VERMONT. 

 By Anna M. Clark.* 



INTRODUCTION. 



The following account aims to include the native and spontaneous 

 trees of the state, together with brief mention of such others as are com- 

 monly cultivated. It is primarily addressed to readers who have little or 

 no botanical training, but who may wish to learn the names of the trees 

 and the characters by which they may be recognized as well as the main 

 facts as to their occurrence and distribution in the state. It is believed 

 that the drawings and simple keys accompanying the text will make this 

 possible to all. 



It has for some time been evident that such a publication would be 

 widely welcomed. Vermont is a richly wooded area. Much of its wealth 

 is directly or indirectly dependent upon its forests. Its growing fame as a 

 region of summer homes is largely because of its attractive trees and forest 

 areas. Moreover Vermont is peculiar in that the tree-covered areas are on 

 the increase. It is well that this is so, for trees of the right kind are the 

 most profitable crop that can be grown on a considerable portion of the 

 hills and mountains of the state. The fact that this is being more emphati- 

 cally taught by the board of agriculture and more commonly accepted as a 

 guiding principle by the farmers of the state promises well for improved 

 methods of farm and forest management during the present generation and 

 for more valuable lands to be inherited by the next. 



The intelligent fostering of this tree growth and the appreciation of its 

 beauty as well as of its value is in a considerable measure dependent 

 upon discriminating acquaintance with the different kinds of trees found 

 in our forests. Few realize how many kinds there are. Within easy walking 

 distance of the University at Burlington there occur, native, or spontan- 

 eous sixty kinds of trees. There is a greater variety of trees in the Cham- 

 plain valley than in the interior of the state, yet the number of kinds to 

 be found in any natural forest of limited area will be a pleasing revelation 

 to one exploring it thoroughly. 



It is especially to the children of Vermont and to the teachers of these 

 children, either at home or in school, that it is hoped this publication will 



♦Edited by Clifton D. Howe and W. W. Eggleston. 



