From the Preface:
The following pages are intended to furnish an opportunity for a more intimate acquaintance with our American trees. The pictures upon the plates have in all cases been taken direct from nature, and have been brought together in such a way that the non-botanical reader can recognize at a glance either the whole tree or the leaves, flowers, fruits or winter twigs, and thus be able to identify with ease and certainty any unknown tree to which his attention may be called. In the discussions of the text especial attention has been given to the distinguishing characteristics of the various species, as well as to the more interesting phases of the yearly cycle of each and the special values of each for ornamental planting.
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