ILLUSTRATIONS 



The lignum-vitffi, with its dainty blue flowers in their setting of 



green leaves, is a veritable sprite of the woods (In Colors) . Frontispiece 



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"In the woods is perpetual youth" 4 



A tree-city in Idaho, where pine, tamarack, and cedar dwell together 



in perfect accord 5 



The sturdy, wind-defying yellow pine 22 



The American elm is fairy-like in early spring 23 



Where cypress trees rise above the water on root-stilts ... 36 



A New Jersey tree which had its back hopelessly crippled in youth 



but which still grows gamely 37 



The silver fir ornaments itself with beautiful brown cone-buttons (In 



Colors) 50 



In springtime the horsechestnut is the most gaily attired of trees . 56 



The southern live oaks deck themselves with a bridal-veil of Spanish 



moss 57 



Educated date palms which have attained unusual luxuriance . . 66 



This curious tree shows purple beech grafted on American beech . 67 



The hickory often branches in a wild, irregular way .... 78 



This western juniper has had a quiet, placid life 79 



A goosequill redwood rearing its young within its own body . . 100 



A group of southern pines which have sent long trunks upward to 



search for light and air 101 



The banana tree yields a fruit which is becoming a nutritious staple 



all over the world 108 



The tropical bamboo is an extremely useful tree to man . . . 109 



The pomette bleue is a manufacturer of beauty and charm for its less 



lovely neighbors (In Colors) . . 114 



