

PURPOSE OF THIS MANUAL 



It is the purpose of tMs pocket manual to present 

 what is considered the thirty principal trees of 

 Maryland, as determined by occurrence and uses 

 from a list of more than one hundred native species. 

 The chief characteristic of each are set forth in plain 

 illustrations and simple language that should en- 

 able easy field identification. The rapidly increas- 

 ing interest in outdoor life, stimulated by the Scout 

 movement, nature study in the schools, garden clubs, 

 and similar organizations, has created a demand 

 for such a manual as this. 



Acknowledgments 



The subject-matter has been prepared by the State 

 Foresters of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina 

 and Tennessee, who are each publishing similar 

 manuals. The advice and help of the Forest Service 

 of the United States Department of Agriculture, 

 including the preparation of drawings from which 

 most of the cuts were made, is gratefully acknowl- 

 edged. A number of cuts illustrating leaves and 

 fruit of hardwoods were kindly loaned by the Ver- 

 mont Agricultural Experiment Station. 



