CONTENTS 



INTRODUCTION 



CHAPTKB PAO 



I. How TREES GBOW AND MULTIPLY 11 



II. THE FOREST FAMILIES 21 



HI. FORESTS AND FLOODS 31 



IV. WILD LIFE OF THE FOREST 37 



V. IMPORTANT FOREST TREES AND THEIB USES 41 



VI. THE GREATEST ENEMY OF THE FOREST FIRE 53 



VII. INSECTS AND DISEASES THAT DESTROY FORESTS 64 



VIII. THE GROWTH OF THE FORESTRY IDEA 73 



IX. OUB NATIONAL FORESTS 79 



X. THE NATIONAL FORESTS OF ALASKA 89 



XI. PROGRESS IN STATE FORESTRY 95 



XII. THE PLAYGROUNDS OF THE NATION 102 



XIII. SOLVING OUR FORESTRY PROBLEMS 109 



XIV. WHY THE UNITED STATES SHOULD PRACTICE FORESTRY 116 



XV. WHY THE LUMBERMAN SHOULD PRACTICE FORESTRY 126 



XVI. WHY THE FARMER SHOULD PRACTICE FORESTRY 135 



XVn. PUTTING WOOD WASTE TO WORK 144 



XV111. WOOD FOR THE NATION. . . 151 



