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Common forest trees of North Carolina

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  • pany; and to the Vermont Experiment Station for its courtesy in loaning a number of these illustrations. The valuable and unstinted aid of Mr. W. R. Mat- toon, Extension Specialist, U. S. Forest Service, is hereby gratfully acknowledged. Without his initiative and guidance and that of the Forest Service, the production of this handbook at the present time would have been well-nigh impossible. The inclusion in this book of the botanical or scientific names of the trees is thought advisable in order to avoid the confusion likely to arise from the use of the common names alone, which often vary not only in different States, but even in separate localities within the same State. A similar confusion has also been observed in the use of the scientific names of certain trees because of the difficulty of knowing which tree the botanist had in mind when he gave it the name. Hence, the practice has arisen of attaching the initials or abbreviation of the name of the botanist who gave the plant that particular scientific name. It seems wise, therefore, to follow the usual custom and give in full these scientific names for the sake of accuracy, but the general reader is not urged to burden his memory with them. Trees are the largest and oldest of living creatures. They are in one way or another perhaps more closely associated with our own daily lives than is any other class of living things, yet most of us know less about them and can hardly even tell one of these friends from another. It is hoped that this book will furnish information which will enable even the child to know our common trees at sight, and will stimulate so great an interest in the life and habits of these denizens of our forests that all North Carolinians may learn to appreciate, foster and protect the great heritage of our trees. In using this book it should be borne in mind that nearly two-thirds of the area of our State is still
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