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in a small hand-book of this oharacter, on every phase of 

 tree stutlw lie presumes no further; yet he hopes that 

 l»y adhcrinij; to what is salient and by eliminatinc; the less 

 important, thoujih i^ossibly interesting, facts, he is able 

 to olYer a giMieral and elementary remme of the whole 

 sui^ject of value to students, private owners, farmers 

 and teachers. 



In the preparation of Chapter VIII on " Our Common 

 Woods: Their Identification, Properties and Uses," con- 

 siderable aid has been received from Prof. Samuel J, Record, 

 author of " Economic Woods of the United States." 

 Acknowledgment is also due to the U. S. Forest Service for 

 the pliotogra]>hs used in Figs. 18, 122 to 138 inclusive and 

 142; to Dr. George B. Sudworth, Dendrologist of the U. S. 

 Forest Service, for checking up the nomenclature in the 

 lists of trees under Chapter V; to Dr. E. P. Felt, Entomol- 

 ogist of the State of New York, for suggestions in the 

 preparation of the section of the book relating to insects; 

 to Dr. W. A. Murrill, Assistant Director of the New York 

 Botanical Gardens, for Fi^. 108; and to Mr. Hermann 

 W. ]\Ierkel, Chief Forester of the New York Zoological 

 Park, for Figs. 26, 59 and 60. 



J.J. Levison. 

 Brooklyn'. N. Y. 

 June, 1914. 



