INDEX 



265 



Eocene — con tin tied 



hickories of, 71 



hornbeams of, 109 



oaks of, 138 



poplars of, 91 



sequoias of, 52 



sycamores of, 160 



walnuts of, 74 



willows of, 85 

 Eocene epoch, 8 

 Evelyn, quoted, 107, 157 

 Evergreen beeches, 121 

 European elm, 148 



Fayum, Tertiary climate of, 76 



Fenneman, N. M., cited, 30 



Fever bush, 213 



Filberts, 104 



Forests of Atlantic region, 30 



of Pacific region, 33 

 Forests of North America, 28 

 Forsythia, 225 

 Fossil Arctic poplars, 91 

 Fraxinus, origin of name, 226 

 Fringe tree, 225 



Gall berry, 213 



Garden of Gods, how formed, 3 



Geismar oak, 131 



Geography of the Cretaceous, 17 



Geography of the Eocene, 21 



Geography of the Oligocene, 24 



Geologic time, how reckoned, 14 



Geological history of North America, 16 



Geological principles, 3 



Geological time table, 8 



Geological time units, 6 



Gilpin, quoted, 225 



Glacial period, 5 



Glacial stages, 25 



Gleditsia, origin of name, 197 



Green ash, 228 



Guatemalan region, 38 



Gum, distribution of, 245 



geologic history of, 244-246 



range of, 243 



sketch of, 243 



wood of, 244 

 Gum, Cotton, 243 



Red, 181 



Sour, 243 



Sweet, 181 



Tupelo, 243 

 Gymnocladus, 200 



H 



Hackberries, fossils of, 156 



fruits, 155 



illustrations of, 151 



in North America, 155 



range of, 155 



size of, 155 



sketch of, 154 



species of, 154 

 Hamamelidanthium, 190 

 Hamamelidoxylon, 190 

 Hamamelis, origin of name, 188 

 Hamamelites, 189 

 Harshberger, J. W., cited, 36 

 Hazel, leaves of, 105 



range of, 104 



sketch of, 103 



species of, 103 

 Hickory, in Alaska, 71 



in China, 70 



in Europe, 71 



longevity of, 72 



range of, 70 



wood of, 69 

 Hickories, sketch of, 69 

 Hollen, 212 

 Holly, folklore of, 211 



fossil species of, 214 



geologic history of, 214, 215 



rangeof, 212, 213 



size of, 212 



sketch of, 211 

 Honey locust, flowers of, 198 



geologic history of, 199 



