LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



Bloom of double-flowering apple . 

 "^A weeping willow in early spring 



The weeping willow in a storm . 



A pussy-willow in a park . 



Blooms of the white willow 



A white willow in a characteristic position 

 \ Clump of young white willows . 



White poplars in spring-time . . 



Carolina poplar as a street tree 



Winter aspect of the cottonwood 



Lombardy poplar .... 



A mature American elm 



The delicate tracery of the American elm i 



The English elm in winter 



Winter effect of tulip trees 



A great liriodendron in bloom 



Flowers of the liriodendron 



The wide-spreading black walnut 



The American sweet chestnut in winter 



Sweet chestnut blooms 



The chinquapin ..... 



A shag-bark hickory in bloom 



The true nut-eater .... 



The American beech in winter . 



The witch-hazel .... 



Sweet birch in spring .... 



Yellow birches ..... 



Flowers of the spice-bush . 



Leaves and berries of the American holly 



American holly tree at Trenton . 



Floral bracts or involucres of the dogwood 



The red-bud in bloom 



Blooms of the shad-bush 



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