Excerpt from St. Nicholas, Vol. 32: An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks; Part II, May, 1905, to October, 1905 To know the trees, especially our fine Ameri can forest trees, is to possess friends whose character can always be depended upon, and whose intimate acquaintance brings continual and increasing pleasure. It is surprising how few people know even a verv little about our trees; and this is as true of country people as it is of those who live in cities. Perhaps it is because the scientists have frightened people with their formidable Latin names, but whatever the cause, the fact remains that few people can walk through the woods or parks and name correctly half a dozen trees. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.