trees upon the same scale of maojnitude and with 

 the same camera. And curioush' enough, although 

 this particular chapter of " The Autocrat " was 

 not remembered at the time, this was exactly the 

 method adopted in preparing the materials for our 

 publication. 



Forest Trees indigenous or that have been 

 naturalised to Great Britain are alone dealt with. 

 The Kew standard of classification — which, as the 

 author remarks, " represents the work of many 

 " years, and has only been accomplished with 

 " considerable labour,"— has been followed, the 

 order of plants to which the tree belongs being 

 given in capital letters, and the sub-orders in 

 smaller capitals. With reference to the a6^ual 

 subjedls of illustration, it need only be said that 

 some magnificent trees have been discovered, as 

 it were, in various parts of the country, and 

 selefted for representation as typical specimens. 

 It is a matter of considerable difficulty, however, 

 to photograph a tree in a way that reveals both 

 proportion and detail, and the measure of success 

 that has been achieved in this respect must be 

 left to the kind judgment ot the tree-lovers to 

 whom this volume is dedicated. 



S. T. 



