TO THE MEMORY OF 



ANDRE AND FRANCOIS ANDRE MICHAUX, 



FATHER AND SON, 



WHOSE LONG AND ARDUOUS JOURNEYS 



IN THE TRACKLESS FORESTS OF THE NEW WORLD 



LAID THE FOUNDATION OF KNOWLEDGE 



WITH REGARD TO THE OAKS OF EASTERN AMERICA, 



THIS EIGHTH VOLUME OF 



THE SILVA OF NORTH AMERICA 



IS DEDICATED, 



