Trees

"TREES" begins with an invitation to everybody to get acquainted with the common trees that are their near neighbours. It tells how to begin--how to recognize the principal tree families at sight, and how to use the book.

Part I. contains chapters descriptive of the various families, each with a simple key to genera and species. The formal description covers details such as height, habit, bark, wood, leaf, flowers and fruit. Habitat, distribution, and uses complete this part. Then follows an informal description of the tree's characteristics and its usefulness in the world. The personality of the species, and its standing among lumbermen and horticulturists, enrich this biographical sketch.

Part II., Forestry, deals with practical tree culture: multiplying, transplanting, and pruning trees; the enemies of trees; methods of measuring standing timber, and working it into lumber.

Part III. deals with the uses of wood, its preservation against decay, the methods of finishing wood, and the making of paper from wood.

Part IV., The Life of the Trees, explains how the tree gets its food, prepares it, and uses it in growth. The work of the leaves, roots and bark is followed by an explanation of the autumnal colouring and fall of the leaves.

Valuable lists of the best trees for special purposes, the tallest kinds, the showiest kinds, etc., form the appendix.

The photographs, taken especially for this book by Mr. Dugmore, give the bark, twig, leaf, flower and fruit of all important species.