CONTENTS 



PART ONE TREES 



CHAPTER PAGE 



1. BECOMING ACQUAINTED WITH TREES i 



2. THE STRUCTURE OF A TREE 10 



3. MAPLES 23 



4. BIRCHES 33 



5- ELMS . 37 



6. WOODS AND THEIR PROPERTIES . . . . . .42 



7. THE ASH 51 



8. THE BASS WOOD OR LINDEN TREE . , . .57 



9. THE SYCAMORE . . . . . . . -.62 



10. LEAVES, BUDS, BLOSSOMS, AND BRANCHES ... 64 



11. POPLARS . . .74 



12. THE TULIP TREE 80 



13. THE CATALPA OR INDIAN BEAN 86 



14. HICKORY AND WALNUT 89 



15. OAKS . .... 93 



16. FIGURES IN WOODS 99 



17. EVERGREENS . . 105 



18. CEDARS . . . in 



19. SEQUOIAS AND CYPRESS . . . . . .116 



20. SPRUCE AND FIR . ; 122 



21. THE PINE . 127 



22. TRANSPLANTING TREES 132 



23. THE CARE OF TREES 137 



APPENDIX 



Key for the Identification of Some Common Hardwoods . 147 

 A List of Books on Trees 156 



PART TWO STARS 



1. KNOWLEDGE OF THE STARS 159 



2. THE UNIVERSE AND SOLAR SYSTEM . . . .164 



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