What Critics and Patrons say of the "Handbook of the Trees." 



"Am greatly impressed with the very thorough man- 

 ner in which each tree is illustrated. The half tones of 

 trunks and foliage are exceedingly attractive. I am glad 

 to have a copy." 



Gifford Pinchot, Forester, Washington, D. C. 



"Your HANDBOOK OF TREES is the most ideal handbook 

 I have ever seen. The plan of illustrating each species 

 by photographic pictures of the trunk, branchlets, leaves 

 and fruit, accompanied by a concise description of the 

 species, and a map showing its geographic distribution, 

 was a happy conception, and the mechanical advantage 

 of bringing these together on facing pages, so as to fall 

 under the eye at once, is an additional help to all who use 

 the book. It appeals to me as a model in treatment and 

 execution and is by far the most convenient book I have 

 ever seen for the ready identification of natural history 

 objects. The time! labor and expense necessary in secur- 

 ing fresh specimens of upwards of 200 species of trees 

 from various parts of the country for illustration must 

 have been very great : your success is a lastin? tribute to 

 your patience, perseverance and photographic skill." 

 C. Hart Merriam, Chief U. S. Biological Survey. 



"Just the sort of thing we want, and in every way 

 more valuable than anything we have." 



Alfred Gaskill, -State Forester of N. J. 



" It is doubtful if any book placed before the public 

 in recent years possesses the peculiar charm of this 

 HANDBOOK OF THE TREES. A veritable encyclopedia of 

 hard-won knowledge, and the manner of presentation is 

 as beautiful and fascinating as it is scientifically accurate 

 and generally instructive. No observer of the trees that 

 we can recall has performed such a valuable service as 

 Mr. Hough in his book. Never was a camera used to 

 better purpose than in the preparation of this work. Full 

 information is given in the text, which also contains an 

 analytical key, glossary and index, which are the best of 

 their kind we have ever seen. A unique feature, which 

 should commend the work to lumbermen, timber holders, 

 cruisers and those identified with the lumber and timber 

 interests, is the series of magnified wood structures, 

 designed as an aid in identifying timbers." 



St. Louis Lumberman. 



" Altogether the most interesting and most valuable 

 book on trees that I have ever seen. It is a fine example 

 of an excellent plan thoroughly carried out, and is worth 

 fully double the amount you charge for it. Send me six 

 more copies for presentation to friends in England." 

 W. H. Boardman, Editor Railroad Gazette. 



" It is impossible to convey in a few words an adequate 

 impression of the value and beauty of the 'HANDBOOK.' 

 It is a mine of valuable information, and with it the 

 .study of trees becomes a delightful diversion." 



W. T. Hornaday, Director N. Y. Zoological Park. 



"The most satisfactory volume I possess on the subject, 

 out of a total of some 250 books on this and kindred 

 subjects." Dean Alvord, New York. 



" The most valuable guide to its subject ever published. 

 Mr. Hough is the author of a most facinating publica- 

 tion called AMERICAN WOODS, which embodying the 

 results of many years of close pursuit of knowledge in 

 the field, is of the most exceptional excellence. * * * 

 He has made a wholly novel entrance in the chronicle of 

 nature and has given to the world an unexampled work. 

 The illustrations are all presented with an invaluable 

 guide to proportions in the method of a ruled background, 

 giving square inches as a measure. This device of Mr. 

 Hough's is most welcome The photographs are de- 

 lightful to any wanderer of the woods. We shall ever be 

 grateful to Mr. Hough for his sincere and generous 

 help." Springfield Republican. 



"While prepared to see a fine work, I confess my 

 deals are far surpassed. It is most choice. No man 

 who loves trees should be without it. The whole ex- 

 ecution of the work, subject-matter and illustrations 

 are beautiful, and my family and myself are highly 

 delighted." Dr. Jas. H. Jackson, Dansville, N. Y. 



" Many attempts have been made to bring into popular 

 form such descriptions of our trees as would enable the 

 amateur to recognize the various species at different 

 seasons. It has remained for Mr. Romeyn B. Hcugh to 

 produce a book that adequately accomplishes this laud- 

 able purpose. But it does much more, it brings to the 

 forester, lumberman, cultivator and botanist alike such a 

 compact and comprehensive portraval of the trees as has 

 never before been at his service. The book may be com- 

 mended as indispensable for all students of trees." 



Botanical Gazette. 



"Admirably adapted to the average person who wants 

 to be able to tell the trees apart with the least possible 

 study." The Outlook. 



"There is nothing but praise for the work as a whole." 



The Nation. 



"A book of the utmost value. Should be in the hands 

 of everybody who has a patriotic pride in the forests of 

 our country." Collier's Weekly. 



"An extraordinarily thorough and attractive hand-book 

 of the trees, furnished with realistic illustrations that al- 

 most carry the scent and touch of the original." 



New York Times, Saturday Book Review. 



"Of greatest value to foresters, lumbermen, botanists, 

 nature students and sportsmen. We cannot recommend 

 the book too highly to those fond of nature study and the 

 forest." Forest and Stream. 



"Without question the best book of its kind on the mar- 

 ket at present. For every lover of trees and for the man 

 who 'wants to know '. there is no other book so helpful. 

 I cannot speak too highly of the book." 



Gustav Straubenmueller, Associate Supt. 

 Schools, New York. 



"The most interesting work on trees that I have ever 

 seen, and I own nearly all that have been published in the 

 United States." John Alden, Lawrence, Mass. 



" A perfectly delightful book. The illustrations of the 

 leaves, fruits, etc., are very fine indeed, while the illustra- 

 tions of the trunks, are works of art. To every lover of 

 trees this book will be a source of inspiration." 



Dr. J. N. Rose, U. S. National Herbarium. 



"Unique and beautiful, as well as extremely useful, it 

 deserves a place in the library of every tree lover in the 

 world." The Dial. 



"The deep and widespread interest in nature study has 

 brought out many books, but none more thoroughly help- 

 ful than Mr. Hough's HANDBOOK OF THE TREES. It is 

 the work of a practical forester, scientifically accurate in 

 his observations and record, a master of descriptive pho- 

 tography, and withal a true lover of the tree." 



The Christian Advocate. 



" No other book that has been made and it is safe to 

 say no other that will be made can take the place of 

 this masterly production. * * * No library, public or 

 private, is complete without it, and no school should be 

 without it. Eight dollars may seem a large price before 

 you have seen what it buys, but when you have seen you 

 will wonder that it is so inexpensive." 



Dr. A. E. Winship, in Journal of Education. 



"By far the most useful book I have ever seen for 

 libraries to give to most readers. One wholly unfamiliar 

 with botany can easily identify the trees." 



Melvil Dewey, Pres. Amer. Library lust., in 

 address before the Vermont State Library Asso- 

 ciation. 



"Surely the" book should be upon the shelves of every 

 library for the use of the lovers of trees, botanists, lum- 

 bermen, etc. Mr. Hough comes of his love of trees by 

 inheritance, as his father was the late Dr. Franklin B. 

 Hough, the first U. S. Commissioner of Forestry." 



Bangor Weekly Commercial. 



