FOREWORD 



This book is written for those who 

 want to know our mountain trees and 

 yet know little about technical botany. 

 It is the "green-horn's" own book, and 

 yet the author believes it has much of 

 interest to all students of trees. To en- 

 joy it best you must carry it into the 

 forest and read the descriptions with 

 the living trees before you. It is then 

 that their features take definite form in 

 the mind, and their spiritual values be- 

 come apparent. I urge all to make 

 careful and repeated study of the 

 drawings, as it is the surest means of 

 early recognition of the different trees. 



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