CONTENTS 



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Dedication 

 Preface 



Contents . 



List of Illustrations 



Introduction 



Fagus. The Northern Beeches 



Common Beech 



Ailanthus. Tree of Heaven 



SOPHORA 



Araucaria . 



Ginkgo. Maidenhair Tree 



LiRIODENDRON 



Chinese Tulip Tree 



Tulip Tree 



PiCEA. Spruce-Firs 



Servian Spruce 



Brewer's Spruce . 



AjAN Spruce 



Hondo Spruce 



Menzies' Spruce 



Taxus 



Common Yew 



Crvptomeria 



Pyrus 



True Service 



FAGB 

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