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" It is doubtful if any book placed before 

 the public in recent years possesses the 

 peculiar charm of this HANDBOOK OF THE 

 TREES. A veritable encyclopedia of hard- 

 won knowledge, and the manner of preseuta- 

 tion is as beautiful and fascinating as it is 

 scientifically accurate and generally instruc- 

 tive. No observer of the trees that we can 

 recall has performed such a valuable service 

 as Mr. Hough in this book. Kever was a 

 camera used to better purpose than in the 

 preparation of this work. Full information 

 is given in the text, which also contains an 

 analytical key, glossary and index, which are 

 the best of their kind we have ever seen. A 

 unique feature, which should commend the 

 work to lumbermen, timber holders, cruisers 

 and those identified with the lumber and 

 timber interests, is the series of magnified 

 wood structures, designed as an aid in identi- 

 fying timbers." St. Louis Lumberman. 



" Altogether the most interesting and most 

 valuable book on trees that I have ever seen. 

 It is a fine example of an excellent plan 

 thoroughly carried out, and is worth fully 

 double the amount you charge for it. Send 

 me six more copies for presentation to friends 

 in England." W. H. Boardman, 



Editor Railroad Gazette. 



" Without question the best book of its kind 

 on the market at present. For every lover of 

 trees and for the man who ' wants to know ' 

 there is no other book so helpful. I cannot 

 speak too highly of the book. 



Gustave Straubenmueller, 

 Associate Supt. Schools, New York. 



" Of greatest value to foresters, lumbermen, 

 botanists, nature students and sportsmen. 



We cannot recommend the book too highly to 

 those fond of nature study and the forest. ' 

 Forest and Stream. 



11 Surely the book should DC upon the 

 shelves of every library for the use of the 

 lovers of trees, botanists, lumbermen, etc. 

 Mr. Hough comes of his love of trees by 

 inheritance, as his father was the late Dr. 

 Franklin B. Hough, the first U.S. Commis- 

 sioner of Forestry." 



Bangor Weekly Commercial. 



"The most interesting work on trees that 

 I have ever seen, and I own nearly all that 

 have been published in the United States." 

 John Alden, Lawrence, Mass. 



" A perfectly delightful book. The illustra- 

 tions of the leaves, fruits, etc., are very fine 

 indeed, while the illustrations of the trunks 

 are works of art. To every lover of trees this 

 book will be a source of inspiration." 

 Dr. J. N. Rose, U. S. National Herbarium. 



"Unique and beautiful, as well as ex- 

 tremely useful, it deserves a place in the 

 library of every tree lover in the world." 



The Dial. 



"There is nothing but praise for the work 

 as a whole." The Nation. 



" A book of the utmost value. Should he 

 in the hands of everybody who has a patriotic 

 pride in the forests of our country." 



Collier's Weekly. 



"An extraordinarily thorough and ntti ac- 

 tive hand-book of the trees, furnished with 

 realistic illustrations that almost carry the 

 *cent and touch of the original." 

 New York Times, Saturday Book Review. 



