Getting Acquainted with the Trees

by J. Horace McFarland

Index

Illustrations are indicated by a prefixed asterisk (*). For botanical names, see page [239].

Acorn, beginning of, [27].
Alligator tree, [221].
Amelanchier, [205].
American trees in Europe, [133].
Apple blossoms, [75], [80].
Apple, beauty of fruiting branch, [91]
Apple, Chinese flowering, [90].
Apple, Crab, [80].
Apple trees, fruiting, [93]; in blossom, *[81].
Apples, [73].
Apples, Ben Davis, Bellefleur, Baldwin, Early Harvest, Red Astrachan, [93];
Rhode Island Greening, [76];
Winesap, fruit, *[75].
Apple orchard in winter, *[78].
Apples, Crab, fruit-cluster, *[73].
Apples, propagation of, [88].
Arnold Arboretum, [57], [89].
Aspen, American, [121].
Aspen, Large-toothed, [121].
Aspen, Trembling (poplar), [121].
Bailey, Prof. L. H., quoted, [125].
Balm of Gilead, [118].
Beech, American, *[177], [178].
Beech, birth of leaves, [179].
Bill-boards, [179].
Birch-bark for fuel, [190].
Birch, Paper, [190].
Birch, Sweet, [188], *[185], *[191].
Birch, White, [193].
Birch, Yellow, [189], *[192].
Butternut, [164].
Buttonball, *[215].
Buttonwood, [214].
Cathedral Woods (pines), [68].
Cedar, White, [71].
Cherry, Wild, [176].
Chestnut, American Sweet, [166], *[165].
Chestnut burs, *[157].
Chestnut grove in fall, [168].
Chestnut, Sweet, blossoms, *[167].
Chinquapin, [169], *[170].
Cocoanut, [182].
Common names, [146].
Cones of the pines, [64].
Cornus sericea, [200].
Cottonwood (poplar), [125].
Crab-apple, [80]; Floribunda, [92];
Parkman's, [88];
Siberian, [89];
Spectabilis, *[84].
Crab-apple, Wild, [85].
Crab-apples, Chinese and Japanese, [88];
Ringo, Kaido, Toringo, [93].
Crab, Wild, [83].
Crab, Soulard, [86].
Crab, Wild, fruit, *[87].
Cypress, [72].
Diospyros, [229].
Dogwood berries, *[187].
Dogwood, Blue-berried, [200].
Dogwood, White, [197], *[199].
Elkwood, [20].
Elm and the Tulip, [131].
Elm, American, *[ix], [134], *[136], [137], [139].
Elm at Capitol Park, [141].
Elm, English, [142]; *[143].
Elm lawn, [138].
Elm, Slippery, [142]; seed-pods, *[131].
Elm, Wahoo or Winged, [144].
Elms, Paul and Virginia, [141].
Fence-post tree (locust), [210].
Fernow, Dr., on pines, [52].
Filbert, [181].
Fir, Balsam, [70].
Fir, Nordmann's, [65].
Firs, [65].
Fruit trees for beauty, [82].
Goat Island, plants on, [113].
Habenaria, Round-leaved, [54].
Hazelnut, [181].
Hemlock, [55].
Hemlock Hill, *[56].
Hickory, False Shagbark, [176].
Hickory, Mockernut, [176].
Hickory, Pignut, [176].
Hickory, Shagbark, [171], *[173].
Hollies, Japanese, English, Himalayan, [195].
Holly, American, [194], *[196].
Holly, leaves and berries, *[195].
Johnny Appleseed, [87].
Judas-tree, [201].
Judas-tree, Eastern, [202].
June-berry, [205].
Juniper, Common, [71].
Kaki, [233].
Keeler, Miss, quoted, [117].
Linden, American, [206]; flowers, *[207], *[209].
Linden, European, [208].
Liquidambar, [219], *[220]; fruits, *[222].
Liriodendron, [145];
candlesticks, [147];
buds opening, [149];
flowers of, *[150], [153].
Liriodendrons in Washington, [152].
Locust, Black, [210]; flowers, *[211].
Locust, young trees, *[212].
Maple, Ash-leaved, Box-elder, or Negundo, [17];
flowers, *[17];
in bloom, *[19].
Maple, Black, [22].
Maple, Japanese, [23].
Maple, Large-leaved, [22].
Maple, Mountain, [21].
Maple, Norway, [8]; bloom, *[9];
samaras, *[1].
Maple, Red, Scarlet or Swamp, [6];
young leaves, *[7].
Maple, Silver, [4]; flowers, *[4];
samaras, *[3].
Maple, Striped, [20], *[21].
Maple, Sugar, [10];
samaras, *[11].
Maple, Sycamore, *[13], [15];
blossoms, *[15].
Maples, A Story of Some, [1].
Moosewood, [20].
Niagara, plants and trees, [111].
Nut-bearing Trees, [157].
Oak, Chestnut, [42]; flowers, *[25].
Oak, English, [33], [46]; acorns, *[47].
Oak, The Growth of the, [25].
Oak, Laurel, [43].
Oak, Live, [45].
Oak, Mossy Cup or Bur, [38].
Oak, Pin, [30]; acorns, *[27];
flowers, *[31].
Oak, Post, *[39], [40].
Oak, Swamp White, [38];
flowers, *[41];
in early spring, *[36];
in winter, *[29].
Oak, White, [33].
Oak, Willow, [42].
Oaks, blooming of, [28].
Oaks in Georgia, [44].
Oaks, Red, Black, Scarlet, [46].
Orchard, apple, [77].
Papaw, [225]; flowers, *[227];
in bloom, *[226].
Paxtang walnut, [160].
Pecan, [176]; nuts, *[159].
Persimmons, American, [229].
Persimmon, Japanese, *[v], [232].
Persimmon tree in fruit, *[231].
Pine, Austrian, [64].
Pine, Jack, [64].
Pine, Long-leaved or Southern, [63];
forest, *[61];
young trees, *[62].
Pine on Indian River, *[53].
Pine, Pitch, [64].
Pine, Red, [59].
Pine, Scrub, [64].
Pine, White, *[vii], [59]; cone, *[51].
Pines of America, [58].
Pines, The, [49].
Pines, White, avenue of, *[67].
Plane, Oriental, [213].
Plane-tree, [213].
Poplar, Aspen, [121].
Poplar, Balsam, or Balm of Gilead, [118].
Poplar, Carolina, [122];
as street tree, *[123];
blooming of, [124];
flowers, *[95].
Poplar, Cottonwood, [125]; in winter, *[126].
Poplar, Lombardy, [128], *[129].
Poplar, White or Silver-leaved, [125].
Poplar, Yellow, [145].
Poplars (and Willows), [95], [118].
Poplars for pulp-making, [128].
Poplars, White, in spring, *[119].
Pyrus family, [89].
Rain, flowers in, [203].
Red-bud, [201]; in bloom, *[201].
Red-woods, [72].
Salicylic acid from willows, [99].
Salix, genus (Willows), [117].
Sargent, Prof. Charles S., [92].
Sequoias, [72].
Service-berry, [205].
Shad-bush, [205];
flowers, *[206].
Skunk-cabbage, [188].
Some Other Trees, [185].
Spice-bush, [193]; flowers, *[194];
berries, [234].
Spruce, Colorado Blue, [65].
Spruce, Norway, [69];
cones, *[49].
Spruce, White, cones, *[71].
Spruces, [65].
Squirrels as nut-eaters, *[179].
Strobiles (cones) of spruce, [69].
Sweet-gum, [219].
Sycamore, [214], *[215];
fruits, *[217].
Tree-warden law, [35].
Tropical trees, [225].
Tulip (and Elm), [131], [145].
Tulip flowers, *[133];
structure of, [148].
Tulip tree in winter, *[148].
Walnut, Black, [160];
in winter, *[162].
Walnut, English or Persian, [164].
Walnut, White, [164].
Washington, tree planting in, [32].
Whitewood, [145].
Willow, Basket, [104].
Willow, Black, [110].
Willow family, contrasts of, [98].
Willow, glaucous (pussy), [107].
Willow, Goat, [113].
Willow, Golden, [111].
Willow, Kilmarnock, [113].
Willow, Napoleon's, [98].
Willow, Pussy, [105]; blooms, *[97];
in park, *[106].
Willow, Weeping, [102];
in early spring, *[100];
in storm, *[103].
Willow, White, [108];
blossoms, *[108], [109];
clump, *[116];
tree by stream, *[112].
Willows and Poplars, [95].
Willows, colors of, [101].
Willows, Crack, Yellow, Blue, [107].
Willows of Babylon, [97].
Witch-hazel, [181]; flowers, *[181].

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Botanical Names

The standard used in determining the botanical names is Bailey's "Cyclopedia of American Horticulture."

COMMON NAME	BOTANICAL NAME	PAGE
Amelanchier	Amelanchier Canadensis	[205]
Aspen, American	Populus tremuloides	[121]
Aspen, Large-toothed	Populus grandidentata	[121]
Beech, American	Fagus ferruginea	[178]
Birch, Paper	Betula papyrifera	[190]
Birch, Sweet	Betula lenta	[188]
Birch, White	Betula populifolia	[193]
Birch, Yellow	Betula lutea	[189]
Butternut	Juglans cinerea	[164]
Buttonwood/Buttonball	Platanus occidentalis	[214], [215]
Chestnut, American Sweet	Castanea Americana	[166]
Chinquapin	Castanea pumila	[169]
Cocoanut	Cocos nucifera	[182]
Cottonwood (poplar)	Populus deltoides	[125]
Crab-apple, Siberian	Pyrus baccata	[89]
Crab-apple, Wild	Pyrus coronaria	[85]
Crab, Soulard	Pyrus Soulardi	[86]
Dogwood, Blue-berried	Cornus sericea	[200]
Dogwood, White	Cornus florida	[197]
Elm, American	Ulmus Americana	[134]
Elm, English	Ulmus campestris	[142]
Elm, Slippery or Red	Ulmus fulva	[142]
Elm, Wahoo or Winged	Ulmus alata	[144]
Filbert	Corylus Americana	[181]
Fir, Balsam	Abies balsamea	[70]
Fir, Nordmann's	Abies Nordmanniana	[65]
Habenaria, Round-leaved	Habenaria orbiculata	[54]
Hazelnut	Corylus Americana	[181]
Hemlock	Tsuga Canadensis	[55]
Hickory, False Shagbark	Hicoria glabra, var. microcarpa	[176]
Hickory, Mockernut	Hicoria alba	[176]
Hickory, Pignut	Hicoria glabra	[176]
Hickory, Shagbark	Hicoria ovata	[171]
Holly, American	Ilex opaca	[194]
Judas-tree	Cercis Canadensis	[201]
Judas-tree, Eastern	Cercis Siliquastrum	[202]
June-berry	Amelanchier Botryapium	[205]
Juniper, Common	Juniperus communis	[71]
Kaki	Diospyros Kaki	[233]
Linden, American	Tilia Americana	[206]
Linden, European	Tilia tomentosa	[208]
Liquidambar	Liquidambar styraciflua	[219]
Liriodendron	Liriodendron Tulipifera	[145]
Locust, Black	Robinia Pseudacacia	[210]
Maple, Ash-leaved, Box-elder or Negundo	Acer Negundo	[17]
Maple, Black	Acer nigrum	[22]
Maple, Japanese	Acer palmatum	[23]
Maple, Large-leaved	Acer macrophyllum	[22]
Maple, Mountain	Acer spicatum	[21]
Maple, Norway	Acer platanoides	[8]
Maple, Red, Scarlet or Swamp	Acer rubrum	[6]
Maple, Silver, White or Soft	Acer saccharinum	[4]
Maple, Striped, of Pennsylvania	Acer Pennsylvanicum	[20]
Maple, Sugar	Acer saccharum	[10]
Maple, Sycamore	Acer Pseudo-platanus	[15]
Oak, Chestnut	Quercus Prinus	[42]
Oak, English	Quercus pedunculata	[33], [46]
Oak, Laurel	Quercus laurifolia	[43]
Oak, Live	Quercus Virginiana	[45]
Oak, Mossy Cup or Bur	Quercus macrocarpa	[38]
Oak, Pin	Quercus palustris	[30]
Oak, Post	Quercus stellata	[40]
Oak, Swamp White	Quercus bicolor	[38]
Oak, White	Quercus alba	[33]
Oak, Willow	Quercus Phellos	[42]
Papaw	Asimina triloba	[225]
Pecan	Hicoria Pecan	[176]
Persimmon, American	Diospyros Virginiana	[229]
Persimmon, Japanese	Diospyros Kaki	[232]
Pine, Austrian	Pinus Laricio, var. Austriaca	[64]
Pine, Long-leaved or Southern	Pinus palustris	[63]
Pine, Pitch	Pinus rigida	[64]
Pine, Red	Pinus resinosa	[59]
Pine, Scrub	Pinus Virginiana	[64]
Pine, White	Pinus Strobus	[59]
Plane, Oriental	Platanus orientalis	[213]
Plane-tree	Platanus occidentalis	[213]
Poplar, Aspen	Populus tremuloides	[121]
Poplar, Balsam, or Balm of Gilead	Populus balsamifera	[118]
Poplar, Carolina	Populus deltoides, var. Caroliniana	[122]
Poplar, Cottonwood	Populus deltoides	[125]
Poplar, Lombardy	Populus nigra, var. Italica	[128], *[129]
Poplar, White or Silver-leaved	Populus alba	[125]
Poplar, Yellow	Liriodendron Tulipifera	[145]
Red-bud	Cercis Canadensis	[201]
Service-berry	Amelanchier vulgaris	[205]
Shad-bush	Amelanchier Canadensis	[205]
Skunk-cabbage	Spathyema f[oe]etida	[188]
Spice-bush	Benzoin oderiferum	[193]
Spruce, Colorado Blue	Picea pungens	[65]
Spruce, Norway	Picea excelsa	[69]
Sweet-gum	Liquidambar styraciflua	[219]
Sycamore	Platanus occidentalis	[214]
Walnut, Black	Juglans nigra	[160]
Walnut, English or Persian	Juglans regia	[164]
Walnut, White	Juglans cinerea	[164]
Whitewood Tulipifera	Liriodendron	[145]
Willow, Basket	Salix viminalis	[104]
Willow, Black	Salix nigra	[110]
Willow, Goat	Salix Caprea	[113]
Willow, Golden	Salix vitellina	[111]
Willow, Kilmarnock.	Salix Caprea, var. pendula	[113]
Willow, Pussy	Salix discolor	[105]
Willow, Weeping	Salix Babylonica	[102]
Willow, White	Salix alba	[108]
Witch-hazel	Hamamelis Virginiana	[181]

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