TABLE OF CONTENTS 



PEEFACE 7-10 



INTRODUCTION 



THE STUDY OF TEEES 11-30 



Tree identification — Tree study in relation to poetry and 

 art — tree photography — tree ecology — tree measurement 

 — tree collections — tree study in high schools and 

 colleges — field work — students' collections — tree study in 

 graded schools. 



PART I., PLANTING AND CARE OF TREES 



CHAPTEE I 



STEUCTUEE, LIFE AND GEOWTH OF A TEEE 31-45 



The parts of a tree — the root — the leaf — the stem — 

 reproduction. 



CHAPTEE II 



THE PEOPAGATION OF TEEES 46-60 



Propagation from seeds — nature's way — the forest nursery 

 — collecting seeds for planting — storing seeds — testing 

 the vitality of seeds — planting seeds — care of seedlings — 

 transplanting — propagation by cuttings — making cuttings 

 — setting cuttings — propagation by graftage — grafting — 

 budding. 



CHAPTEE III 



TEEE PLANTING IN EUEAL DISTEICTS 61-74 



The conservation of good scenery — a national park system 

 — sign boards must go — arousing interest — the problem 

 of the country roads — making the best use of existing 

 conditions — roadside planting — the use of trees around the 

 home — adaptation — the function of trees in home de- 

 coration — shrul)s — planting for winter effect — the planting 

 plan — the finished picture. 



