iii ILLUSTRATIONS 



FAOB 



A doubled-trunk specimen of the useful American baobab tree . .118 

 Taking cigar-box cedar out of a Cuban jungle 119 



The monkey-bread tree has travelled from Australia to dwell among 



the cocoanut palms of Florida 130 



The hardwoods have invaded Virginia's Blue Ridge . . . .131 



The giant Douglas fir and red cedar combine to form a mighty pipe- 

 organ 136 



These conifers catch whisperings from off the river .... 137 

 Because of its long life, the beautiful cypress often becomes historical 144 



A famous West Indian saman or rain-tree of tremendous proportions 



and exceptional grace 145 



The wax-like flowers of the loblolly bay are candles on nature's altar 



(In Colors) 162 



At the edge of a California redwood forest 170 



A young banyan at Key West, Florida, decorated with white paint . 171 

 A natural temple in Pike National Forest, Colorado . . . .174 

 The African ceiba or silk-cotton tree is often an object of veneration . 175 

 A curiously shaped barriguda tree, a Brazilian silk cotton . . .180 



The queer-looking chinaberry tree is grown in all tropical countries 



for its magnificent shade 181 



A government-protected stream head in the southern Appalachians . 194 



This magnificent Adirondack landscape is forever protected against 

 wholesale destruction 195 



