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Start of eBook	1
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CHAPTER IV	1
CHAPTER V	1
CHAPTER VI	1
CHAPTER VII	1
CHAPTER VIII	1
CHAPTER IX	1
INTRODUCTION	1
STUDIES OF TREES	2
CHAPTER I	2
GROUP I. THE PINES	2
THE WHITE PINE (Pinus strobus)	3
THE PITCH PINE (Pinus rigida)	3
THE SCOTCH PINE (Pinus sylvestris)	4
GROUP II. THE SPRUCE AND HEMLOCK	5
THE NORWAY SPRUCE (Picea excelsa)	5
HEMLOCK (Tsuga canadensis)	7
GROUP III. THE RED CEDAR AND ARBOR-VITAE	7
RED CEDAR (Juniperus virginiana)	8
ARBOR-VITAE; NORTHERN WHITE CEDAR (Thuja occidentalis)	9
CHAPTER II	9
GROUP IV. THE LARCH AND CYPRESS	9
THE EUROPEAN LARCH (Larix europaea)	10
BALD CYPRESS (Taxodium distichum)	11
GROUP V. THE HORSECHESTNUT, ASH AND MAPLE	11
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THE WHITE ASH (Fraxinus americana)	13
SUGAR MAPLE (Acer saccharum)	13
SILVER MAPLE (Acer saccharinum)	13
RED MAPLE (Acer rubrum)	14
NORWAY MAPLE (Acer platanoides)	15
BOX ELDER (Acer negundo)	15
GROUP VI. TREES TOLD BY THEIR FORM: ELM, POPLAR, GINGKO AND WILLOW	16
AMERICAN ELM (Ulmus americana)	16
WEEPING WILLOW (Salix babylonica)	19
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AMERICAN BEECH (Fagus americana)	22
HACKBERRY (Celtis occidentalis)	23
GROUP VIII. THE OAKS AND CHESTNUT	23
WHITE OAK (Quercus alba)	24
BLACK OAK (Quercus velutina)	25
RED OAK (Quercus rubra)	26
PIN OAK (Quercus palustris)	27
CHESTNUT (Castanea dentata)	27
CHAPTER III	28
GROUP IX. THE HICKORIES, WALNUT AND BUTTERNUT	28
SHAGBARK HICKORY (Hicoria ovata)	28
MOCKERNUT HICKORY (Hicoria alba)	29
BLACK WALNUT (Juglans nigra)	30
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SWEET GUM (Liquidambar styraciflua)	32
AMERICAN LINDEN (Tilia Americana)	32
THE MAGNOLIAS	33
CUCUMBER TREE (Magnolia acuminata)	33
UMBRELLA TREE (Magnolia tripetala)	33
BLACK LOCUST (Robinia pseudacacia)	33
HARDY CATALPA (Catalpa speciosa)	34
WHITE MULBERRY (Morus alba)	35
CHAPTER IV	35
CHAPTER V	40
TREES BEST FOR THE LAWN	40
CONIFEROUS	41
TREES BEST FOR THE STREET	42
TREES BEST FOR WOODLAND	43
FOR PLANTING UNDER THE SHADE OF OTHER TREES	43
TREES BEST FOR SCREENING	43
CHAPTER VI	45
STUDY I. INSECTS INJURIOUS TO TREES AND HOW TO COMBAT THEM	46
IMPORTANT INSECTS	48
THE TUSSOCK MOTH	49
THE GIPSY MOTH	50
THE BROWN-TAIL MOTH	50
THE FALL WEBWORM	51
THE LEOPARD MOTH	51
THE HICKORY BARK BORER	51
PLANT LICE OR APHIDES	52
STUDY II. TREE DISEASES	52
STUDY III. PRUNING TREES	55
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS	57
TOOLS USED IN PRUNING	57
SUGGESTIONS FOR THE SAFETY OF TREE CLIMBERS	57
STUDY IV. TREE REPAIR	58
CHAPTER VII	61
STUDY I. WHAT FORESTRY IS AND WHAT IT DOES	61
STUDY II. CARE OF THE WOODLAND	70
CHAPTER VIII	76
KEY	79
II. WOODS WITH PORES—BROADLEAF, OR SO-CALLED “HARDWOODS”	81
CHAPTER IX	84
INDEX	89

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