ILLUSTRATIONS 



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A doubled-trunk specimen of the useful American baobab tree . .118 



Taking cigar-box cedar out of a Cuban jungle 119 



The monkey-bread tree has travelled from Australia to dwell among 



the cocoanut palms of Florida 130 



The hardwoods have invaded Virginia's Blue Ridge .... 131 



The giant Douglas fir and red cedar combine to form a mighty pipe- 

 organ 136 



These conifers catch whisperings from off the river . . . .137 



Because of its long life, the beautiful cypress often becomes historical 144 



A famous West Indian saman or rain-tree of tremendous proportions 



and exceptional grace 145 



The wax-like flowers of the loblolly bay are candles on nature's altar 



(In Colors) . 162 



At the edge of a California redwood forest 170 



A young banyan at Key West, Florida, decorated with white paint . 171 



A natural temple in Pike National Forest, Colorado .... 174 



The African ceiba or silk-cotton tree is often an object of veneration . 175 



A curiously shaped barriguda tree, a Brazilian silk cotton . . . 180 



The queer-looking chinaberry tree is grown in all tropical countries 



for its magnificent shade 181 



A government-protected stream head in the southern Appalachians . 194 



This magnificent Adirondack landscape is forever protected against 



wholesale destruction 195 



