TABLE OF CONTENTS. vii 

 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Page. 

 MAP OF THE UNITED STATES, SHOWING THE CHARACTER OK THE FUEL USED IN THE DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE SETTLED 



PORTION OF THE COUNTRY 489 



MAP OF THE UNITED STATES, SHOWING THE PROPORTION OF WOODLAND WITHIN THE SETTLED AREA BURNED OVER DURING THE 



CENSUS YEAR 491 



MAP SHOWING DENSITY OF FORESTS IN MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND, CONNECTICUT, 



NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, AND PENNSYLVANIA 495 



MAP OF MAINE, SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF PINE AND SPRUCE FORESTS 496 



MAP OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT, SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PINE AND SPRUCE FORESTS 497 



MAP OF PENNSYLVANIA, SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PINE AND HEMLOCK FORESTS 506 



MAP SHOWING DENSITY OF FORESTS IN DELAWARE, MARYLAND, WEST VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA, OHIO, KENTUCKY, 



TENNESSEE, INDIANA, AND ILLINOIS 511 



MAP OF WEST VIRGINIA, SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE HARDWOOD, SPRUCE, AND PINE FORESTS 512 



MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA, SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PINE FORESTS 515 



MAP SHOWING DENSITY OF FORESTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, FLORIDA, ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, AND LOUISIANA 518 



MAP OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PINE FORESTS 519 



MAP OF GEORGIA, SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PINE FORESTS 520 



MAP OF FLORIDA, SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PINE FORESTS 522 



MAP OF ALABAMA, SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PINE FORESTS 524 



MAP OF MISSISSIPPI, SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PlNE FORESTS 530 



MAP OF LOUISIANA, SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PINE FORESTS 536 



MAP SHOWING DENSITY OF FORESTS IN TEXAS 540 



MAP OF TEXAS, SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PINE FORESTS 541 



MAP SHOWING DENSITY OF FORESTS IN MISSOURI, ARKANSAS, KANSAS, AND INDIAN TERRITORY 543 



MAP OF ARKANSAS, SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PINE AND HARDWOOD FORESTS 544 



MAP SHOWING DENSITY OF FORESTS IN MICHIGAN, WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA, AND IOWA 550 



MAP OF THE LOWER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN, SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE HARDWOOD AND PINK FORESTS 551 



MAP OF THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN, SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE HARDWOOD AND PINE FORESTS 551 



MAP OF WISCONSIN, SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE HARDWOOD AND PINE FORESTS 554 



MAP OF MINNESOTA, SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE HARDWOOD AND PINE FORESTS 558 



MAP SHOWING DENSITY OF FORESTS IN DAKOTA 561 



MAP SHOWING DENSITY OF FORESTS IN NEBRASKA 562 



MAP SHOWING DENSITY OF FORESTS IN MONTANA 564 



MAP SHOWING DENSITY OF FORESTS IN WYOMING 566 



MAP SHOWING DENSITY OF FORESTS IN COLORADO 567 



MAP SHOWING DENSITY OF FORESTS IN NEW MEXICO 568 



MAP SHOWING DENSITY OF FORESTS IN ARIZONA 569 



MAP SHOWING DENSITY OF FORESTS IK UTAH 570 



MAP SHOWING DENSITY OF FORESTS IN NEVADA 571 



MAP SHOWING DENSITY OF FORESTS IN IDAHO 572 



MAP SHOWING DENSITY OF FORESTS IN WASHINGTON 574 



MAP SHOWING DENSITY OF FORESTS IN OREGON 576 



MAP SHOWING DENSITY OF FORESTS IN CALIFORNIA 578 



MAP OF A PORTION OF CALIFORNIA, SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE REDWOOD FORESTS 580 



MAPS CONTAINED IN PORTFOLIO ACCOMPANYING THIS VOLUME. 



No. 1. MAP SHOWING THE POSITION OF THE FOREST, PRAIRIE, AND TREELESS REGIONS OF NORTH AMERICA, EXCLUSIVE OF MEXICO. 



No. 2. MAP SHOWING THE NATURAL DIVISIONS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN FORESTS, EXCLUSIVE OF MEXICO. 



No. 3. MAP SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE GENUS FRAX1NUS (THE ASHES) IN NORTH AMERICA, EXCLUSIVE OF MEXICO. 



No. 4. MAP OF THE UNITED STATES, SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE GENERA CARYA AND UMBELLULARIA (THE HICKORIES AND 



CALIFORNIA LAUREL). 

 No. 5. MAP OF THE UNITED STATES, SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE GENUS JUGLANS (THE WALNUTS). 



No. 6. MAP SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE GENUS QUERCUS (THE OAKS) IN NORTH AMERICA, EXCLUSIVE OF MEXICO. 



No. 7. MAP OF THE UNITED STATES, SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE GENERA CASTANEA AND CASTANOPSIS (THE CHESTNUTS 

 AND CHINQUAPINS). 



No. 8. MAP SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE GENUS PlNUS (THE PlNES) IN NORTH AMERICA, EXCLUSIVE OF MEXICO. 



No. 9. MAP SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE GENERA ABIES AND PlCEA (THE FlRS AND SPRUCES) IN NORTH AMERICA, EXCLU- 

 SIVE OF MEXICO. 



No. 10. MAP OF THE UNITED STATES, SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA AND PINUS LAMBERTIANA. 



No. 11. MAP OF THE UNITED STATES, SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF PROSOPIS JULIFLORA, QUERCUS ALBA, AND QUERCUS DENSIFLORA. 



No. 12. MAP SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF FRAXINUS AMERICANA AND PlNUS PONDEROSA IN NORTH AMERICA, EXCLUSIVE OP 

 MEXICO. 



No. 13. MAP SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE GENERA CHAM^ECYPARIS AND CUPRESSUS IN NORTH AMERICA, EXCLUSIVE OF 

 MEXICO. 



No. 14. MAP SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE GENERA TlIUYA, TAXODIUM, AND SEQUOIA IN NORTH AMERICA, EXCLUSIVE OP 



MEXICO. 



No. 15. MAP SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF PlNUS STKOBUS, PlNUS PALUSTRIS, AND PSEUDOTSUGA DOUGLASII IN NORTH AMERICA, 

 EXCLUSIVE OF MEXICO. 



No. 16. MAP OF THE UNITED STATES, SHOWING THE RELATIVE AVERAGE DENSITY OF EXISTING FORESTS. 



