CONTENTS. 



CONVERSATION I. 



The Boys come to Visit Uncle Philip, and they get into a Con- 

 versation about Trees, and their uses Uncle Philip describes 

 the Oaks - - Page 13 



CONVERSATION II. 



Uncle Philip and the Children talk about Nuts and Hick- 

 ories - 39 



CONVERSATION III. 



Uncle Philip tells the Boys and Girls about Maple-trees, and 

 how to make Maple -sugar 63 



CONVERSATION IV. 



Uncle Philip tells the Boys and Girls about Magnolias and 

 Laurels, and other beautiful Trees ; and shows them why 

 they ought to be grateful to God for such Trees, although 

 they are not useful, as well as for Oaks and Maples - 85 



CONVERSATION V. 



Uncle Philip's, Visitors learn how to make Canoes of Birch- 

 bark ; and how to make Birdlime ; and the Uses of Oil, and 

 the Olive-tree Uncle Philip gives them a short Lesson in 

 Political Economy 117 



CONVERSATION VI. 



Uncle Philip and his Young Friends talk about Poplars, and 

 Aspins, and Persimmons, and Wild-cherries, and the Cabbage- 

 tree, and Chestnuts, and Chincapins Uncle Philip, among 

 other things, describes the great Chestnut on Mount Etna, 

 called the Chestnut of the Hundred Horses 149 





