REPORT. ON THE FOREST TIMBER 
OF 
GREENUP, CARTER, BOYD & LAWRENCE COUNTIES. 
INTRODUCTION. 
The questions, both scientific and economic, which are con- 
nected with our forests, are at once numerous and of very 
great value. The student finds himself led to the study of the 
laws determining the growth and succession of the trees; the 
way in which they are connected with the underlying rocks; 
the history of their creation or appearance in their present 
places, and many other similar matters. Some of this class of 
‘questions are purely scientific; that is to say, they do not 
connect themselves with any immediate monetary result. The 
plan of this Survey contemplates their study quite as much as 
if they were of pecuniary value; but these scientific results 
will find their place in the memoirs of the Survey which will 
be specially devoted to purely scientific matters, while the re- 
ports are to be given to the questions of economic value. It 
must not be supposed, however, that the separation of these 
two classes of treatises will be absolute; science is so far the 
handmaiden of the arts that it must always go with them if 
they are to retain their best value. The reader will, for in- 
stance, notice, that along with the common names of the trees 
in this report are given also the scientific names of the species. 
«In no other way would it be possible to make it certain just 
what sort of tree was meant by the name; for the familiar name 
of a tree may vary from place to place, while the scientific 
name is the same for all countries, and enables us to designate 
the given kind of tree, so that all botanists can make sure of 
it. The way in which the timber is distributed, with reference 
ito the underlying rock and the quality of the soil, are also 
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