TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER, 



DR. FRANKLIN B. HOUGH, WHO, AS THE PIONEER COMMISSIONER OF 



FORESTRY, FIRST STROVE TO AROUSE THE PUBLIC TO CHECK THE 



COURSE OF DESTRUC'ITON OF THE AMERICAN FORESTS, AND 



ESTABLISH THE PRINCIPLES OF FORESTRY, 



AND TO MY MOTHER, 



WHOSE INTEREST IN THE PLAN OF THIS HANDBOOK AND ENJOYMENT IN ITS 



PROGRESS HAVE BEEN AMONG THE PLEASURES OF ITS 



PREPARATION, IT IS 



MOST AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED. 



