TABLE OF CONTENTS 



PART I 

 HOW TO KNOW THE TREES 



CHAPTER PAGB 



I How to Know the Trees . . , „ 3 



II The Names of Trees „ . . . o 6 



III The Tree Families . » . . . . 11 



IV The Conifers .,..„.. 17 

 V The Pines . , „ , o . . 20 



VI The Larches o » „ . . » . 58 



VII The Spruces ....... 63 



VIII The Hemlocks ...... 72 



IX The Firs o . . 79 



X The Big Tree and the Redwood . » . 86 



XI The Arbor Vitaes 91 



XII The Incense Cedar 94 



XIII The Cypresses 96 



XIV The Junipers 104 



XV The Torreyas , . . ... . . 113 



XVI The Yews 115 



XVII The Palms and the Palmettos , . . . 118 



XVIII The Yuccas • . 123 



XIX The Walnuts and the Hickories ... 123 



XX The Poplars 145 



XXI The Willows 155 



XXII The Hornbeams 162 



XXIII The Birches 167 



XXIV The Alders 177 



XXV The Beeches 182 



