CONTENTS 



PAGE 



Preface ix 



CHAPTER 



I. Their Ancient Lineage 3 



II. Their Present-Day Distribution . 15 



III. Their Rugged Trunks 27 



IV. Their Autumn Glory 35 



V. The Story of the Ginkgo .... 49 



VI. The Story of the Cedar of Lebanon . 77 



VII. The Story of the Common Yew . . 99 



VIII. The Story of the Horsechestnut . . 117 



IX. The Magnolias 133 



X. The European Beech 155 



XL Our Nut Trees 173 



XII. Our Common Fruit Trees . . . . 199 



XIII. The Lombardy Poplar and Willow of 



Babylon 227 



XIV. Trees of Upright Habit 241 



XV. Pygmy Trees 255 



Index 271 



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