EXTRACT FKOM PREFACE 



The title, Trees in Winter, might seem to one unaequainted 

 with the subject to confine the usef ulness of this book to tlie months 

 December, January and February. Winter, as we shall use the 

 term, is not detined by the human calendar. It is that period when 

 the tree is in its resting condition, and may be considered to ex- 

 tend from the sheddino* of the leaves in the fall to the burstinjj of 

 buds in the spring. The period is different for different trees and 

 in different localities, butin the North-eastern United States it may 

 begin as early as the latter part of September, with such forms as 

 the Butternut, and may extend even into the middle of May with 

 the Catalpa. The title would fürther emphasize the general rule 

 brought out in Part I that the buyi ug, planting, and care of trees 

 should take place only in their dormant condition. Such excep- 

 tional treatment as spraying for leaf diseases will be discussed for 

 the sake of completeness ; but it still remains true that a tree 

 generally would better be left untouched during its growing season. 

 The material in Part II first appeared in pamphlet form as a 

 bulletin of the Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station. The 

 demand for the bulletin, especially for use in the schools, has 

 proved so great thi'oughout the State that it seems desirable to 

 publish the Information in book form and thus render it more 

 widely available than could be the case in a state publication of 

 necessarily limited distribution. . 



Part I, on the planting and care of trees, has been added in 

 carrying out the Suggestion of the publishers and many of our 

 correspondents who have thought that such an introductory part 

 would broaden the usef ulness of the book, especially among those 

 who possess trees of their own. The section is written primarily 

 for the individual and his home grounds rather than for a muni- 

 cipal street planting commission. The viewpoint, therefore, will 

 be more that of the country and of the home than that of 

 the city. 



Part II is intended as a guide to the indentification of our 

 common trees in winter. Although lumbering' and the commercial 

 handling of trees is chiefly carried on in the leafless season and 

 their identification at this period consequently is of the greatest 

 importance, still there has been up to the present time little 

 assistame accessible in this country to one who has wished to be 

 able to distin<?uish the trees in their interestino: winter condition. 



