TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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Faee. 



Letter of Transmittal - ix 



PART I. 



THE FOEEST TREES OF NOETH AMEEICA, EXCLUSIVE OF MEXICO, . 



The Forests op North America General remarks 3-16 



The Atlantic region 3-6 



The Pacific region...^. 6-10 



Distribution of genera 10-12 



Distribution of species 12-16 



A Catalogue of the Forest Trees of North America, exclusive of Mexico, with remarks upon their Synonomy, 



Bibliographical History, Distribution, Economic Values, and Uses 17-219 



Index to Catalogue 220-243 



PART II. 



THE WOODS OF THE UNITED STATES. 



Preliminary rkmarks 247 



Specific gravity and ash 248-251 



Fuel value 251,252 



The strength of wood 252 



Comparative values 252 



Table of relative values 253-255 



Table of averages 256-259 



Table illustrating the relation between transverse strength and specific gravity in the wood of certain 



SPECIES 259-264 



General remarks 264,265 



Tannin values 265 



Table 1. Specific gravity, ash, and weight per cubic foot of dry specimens of the woods of the United States. 266-349 



Table II. Actual fuel value of some of the more lmportant woods of the United States 350-353 



Table III. Behavior of the principal woods of the United States under transverse strain 354-115 



Table IV. Behavior of some of the woods of the United States under transverse strain: specimens eight 



centimeters square 414-417 



Table V. Behavior of the principal woods of the United States under compression 418-481 



Paet III. 



THE FOEESTS OF THE UNITED STATES IN THEIE ECONOMIC ASPECTS. 



General re.marks ^ 485 



i'he lumber industry 485-489 



Fuel 489 



Wood used as fuel for various purposes ' 489 



Estimated consumption of wood for domestic purposes 489 



Consumption of charcoal 469 



Forest fires 491-493 



Table of forest fires occurring during the census year 491,492 



North Atlantic division .' 494-510 



Maine 494-496 



New Hampshire 496-498 



VER.M0NT '. 498-500 



Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut 500,.501 



New York 501-506 



New Jersey 506 



Pennsylvania 506-510 



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