INTRODUCTION 



WHEN Miss Huntington told me last 

 year that she was going to write a 

 book about the trees in their winter 

 aspects, knowing how conscientiously she had 

 studied her subject and how successful she 

 had been in imparting the results of her ob- 

 servation to others, I felt sure that she would 

 do a useful and excellent piece of work, and 

 that her book would be of real assistance to 

 all persons who want to gain some knowledge 

 of the trees which they pass in their daily 

 walks. 



The promise of the book is now fulfilled, and 

 nothing is left for the introductor to do but to 

 call attention in a general way to the beauty 

 of trees in winter and to the pleasure and 

 profit of studying them at this season of the 

 year, as well as when their branches are 

 clothed with leaves or covered with flowers 

 or fruits. 



To the real lover of trees they are equally 

 beautiful and interesting at all seasons of the 



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