A year among the trees
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By WILSON FLAGG,
AUTHOR OF “STUDIES IN THE FIELD AND FOREST,” “A YEAR WITH THE BIRDS,” “HALCYON DAYS,” ETC.
The temples of the gods made desolate,
They leave the earth to curses born of art;
Degenerate man resumes the bow and quiver,
And beauty sleeps until another dawn.
BOSTON:
EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING CO.
1890.
COPYRIGHT, 1881,
Wilson Flagg
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INDEX.
PREFACE.
THE PRIMITIVE FOREST.
THE ASH.
ANIMALS OF THE PRIMITIVE FOREST.
THE AZALEA, OR SWAMP HONEYSUCKLE.
THE CANADIAN RHODORA.
THE WILLOW.
ROTATION AND DISTRIBUTION.
THE WEEPING WILLOW.
VERNAL WOOD-SCENERY.
THE HORSE-CHESTNUT.
THE CATALPA.
FORMS AND EXPRESSION OF TREES.
THE LILAC.
THE BARBERRY.
THE MISSOURI CURRANT.
THE CEANOTHUS, OR JERSEY TEA.
FOLIAGE.
THE TUPELO.
THE HORNBEAM.
THE HOP HORNBEAM.
INSECURITY OF OUR FORESTS.
ORCHARD TREES.
THE AMERICAN ELM.
THE DOME.
THE VASE FORM.
THE PARASOL.
THE PLUME.
THE ENGLISH ELM.
THE CHERRY-TREE.
THE BLACK CHERRY.
THE CHOKE CHERRY.
THE SNOWY MESPILUS.
THE CHOKEBERRY.
THE MOUNTAIN ASH.
RELATIONS OF TREES TO WATER.
THE LINDEN-TREE.
THE KALMIA.
THE MOUNTAIN LAUREL.
THE LOW LAUREL, OR LAMBKILL.
MOTIONS OF TREES.
THE TULIP-TREE.
THE MAGNOLIA.
THE LOCUST.
THE HONEY LOCUST.
RELATIONS OF TREES TO THE ATMOSPHERE.
THE HOLLY.
THE SPIRÆA.
THE HARDHACK.
THE HAWTHORN.
SUMMER WOOD-SCENERY.
THE OAK.
TREES IN ASSEMBLAGES.
THE WHITE OAK AND OTHER SPECIES.
THE SWAMP OAK.
THE RED OAK.
THE SCARLET OAK.
THE BLACK OAK.
THE LAUREL.
THE SASSAFRAS.
THE BENZOIN.
CLIPPED HEDGE-ROWS.
TREES AS ELECTRIC AGENTS.
THE GROUND LAUREL.
THE BEARBERRY.
THE CHECKERBERRY.
THE BEECH.
THE RUSTIC LANE AND WOODSIDE.
THE CHESTNUT.
THE HICKORY.
RELATIONS OF TREES TO TEMPERATURE.
THE BUTTERNUT.
THE BLACK WALNUT.
THE WHORTLEBERRY PASTURE.
WHORTLEBERRIES AND HUCKLEBERRIES.
THE HAZEL.
THE BUTTON-BUSH.
THE CLETHRA.
THE WESTERN PLANE.
THE MYRTLE.
THE DUTCH MYRTLE, OR SWEET-GALE.
THE BAYBERRY.
THE SWEET-FERN.
RELATION OF TREES TO THE SOIL.
THE VIBURNUM.
THE AMERICAN WAYFARING-TREE.
THE GUELDER ROSE.
THE HOBBLE-BUSH.
THE ARROW-WOOD.
AUTUMN WOODS.
NOTE.
SYNOPSIS OF THE TINTS OF DIFFERENT TREES AND SHRUBS IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER.
THE CORNEL.
THE SUMACH.
THE VELVET SUMACH.
THE POISON SUMACH, OR DOGWOOD.
THE ELDER.
THE HEATH.
THE ANDROMEDA.
THE ROSE.
THE EGLANTINE, OR SWEETBRIER.
THE SWAMP ROSE.
THE MAPLE.
THE SUGAR MAPLE.
THE RIVER MAPLE.
THE RED MAPLE.
THE WHITE BIRCH.
THE CANOE BIRCH.
RELATIONS OF TREES TO BIRDS AND INSECTS.
THE BLACK OR CHERRY BIRCH.
THE YELLOW BIRCH.
THE RED BIRCH.
THE INDIAN SUMMER.
THE POPLAR.
THE CANADA POPLAR.
THE BLACK POPLAR.
THE RIVER POPLAR.
SOUNDS FROM TREES.
THE LOMBARDY POPLAR.
THE ASPEN.
THE GREAT AMERICAN ASPEN.
THE SMALL AMERICAN ASPEN.
RELATIONS OF TREES TO POETRY AND FABLE.
THE ALDER.
THE WITCH-HAZEL.
THE AILANTUS.
BURNING-BUSHES.
THE BUCKTHORN.
THE PRIVET.
WOOD-SCENERY IN WINTER.
THE LARCH.
THE HEMLOCK.
PINE WOODS.
THE FIR.
THE BALSAM FIR.
THE SPRUCE.
THE WHITE SPRUCE.
THE BLACK SPRUCE.
THE NORWAY SPRUCE.
THE NORTHERN CYPRESS.
THE SOUTHERN CYPRESS.
THE JUNIPER.
THE ARBOR-VITÆ.
THE YEW.
THE WHITE PINE.
THE PITCH PINE.
