CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I Fruits and Seeds i 



II Some Troubles of the Trees .... 12 



III In the Midwinter Forest l8 



IV A Study of Winter Branches .... 29 

 V The Woods, the River, and the Rain . . 39 



VI Is there a Wood Famine Coming ? . . 47 



VII Forest Fires 57 



VIII United States National Forests ... 69 



IX Dominion Forest Reserves 82 



X The Forester and His Work .... 97 



XI The Delvers in Darkness 114 



XII The Ascent of Sap 122 



XIII The Living Trunk and Branches . . . 134 



XIV Cork and Bark 146 



XV Buds 155 



XVI Exploring the Woodpile 164 



XVII Blossoming 176 



XVIII About Green Leaves 190 



XIX The Murmuring Pines and Their 



Kindred 203 



