Transcriber’s note:

This text follows the text of the original publication; inconsistent hyphenation, spacing, capitalisation, punctuation etc. have been retained except as mentioned below.

Non-English words have not been corrected, except as mentioned below.

Some entries in the indexes have been moved to their proper alphabetical order.

Remarks on the text: Page 111, Juniperus pachyphlæa/pachyphlœa: both spellings seem to be used, the original gives pachyphlœa; this has been retained. Page 187: ... in England it is called ... should possibly read ... in New England it is called .... Page 423: New Madrid country: should possibly read New Madrid County. Page 433: ... and the random of their flight ...: probably there is a word missing from this sentence. Page 627: ... and more than that much more by manufacturers of ... should possibly read ... and much more than that by manufacturers of ....

Changes made: The pages with photographs of the Tamarack and the Western Larch have been interchanged. Some obvious punctuation errors and missing punctuation have been corrected silently. Page 7: Spring and summerwood changed to Spring- and summerwood Page 13: possess then changed to possess them Page 32: wastful changed to wasteful Page 63: Norway pine has past changed to Norway pine has passed Page 91: oldfield changed to old-field Page 104: Gottleib Mittelberger changed to Gottlieb Mittelberger Page 105: stagnant logoons changed to stagnant lagoons Page 111: separating into forkes changed to separating into forks Page 118: juniper, cedar changed to juniper cedar Page 124: interoir changed to interior Page 128: careful culling changed to careful cutting Page 130: Eruope changed to Europe Page 139: pygmaea changed to pygmæa as elsewhere; ninty-nine changed to ninety-nine Page 146: are quit distinct changed to are quite distinct Page 171: Cupressus macrocorpa changed to Cupressus macrocarpa Page 188: which carriers on changed to which carries on Page 248: Guadaloupe river changed to Guadalupe river Page 255: lignum-vitae changed to lignum-vitæ Page 273: sappling changed to sapling Page 289: anyone changed to any one Page 301: pubescense changed to pubescence Page 325: liquid-amber, gum changed to liquid-amber gum Page 363: hogshead changed to hogsheads Page 364: ferquently changed to frequently; Sargents’ changed to Sargent’s Page 385: the woods toughness changed to the wood’s toughness Page 399: Vriginians changed to Virginians Page 403: new Jersey name changed to New Jersey name Page 404: doubltess changed to doubtless Page 410: traveller changed to traveler as elsewhere Page 412: drawing rotated 90° Page 415: in other woods changed to in other words Page 422: concensus changed to consensus Page 429: sinuouses changed to sinuses; unkept, neglected appearance changed to unkempt, neglected appearance Page 433: New York Indianas changed to New York Indians Page 436: drawing rotated 90° Page 463: Swientenia changed to Swietenia Page 465: Soapbeery changed to Soapberry Page 475: Abbe Bignon changed to Abbé Bignon Page 502: Domenico Civillo changed to Domenoci Cirillo Page 518: specie changed to species Page 529: pugent changed to pungent Page 537: as for north changed to as far north Page 544: clowded changed to clouded Page 555: mammels changed to mammals Page 566: Gualtheria procumbens changed to Gaultheria procumbens Page 573: manufactures changed to manufacturers Page 580: Betula fontanalis changed to Betula fontinalis Page 589: raddish changed to radish Page 592: aborescent changed to arborescent Page 595: Trintiy river changed to Trinity river Page 619: it a prolific seeder changed to it is a prolific seeder Page 622: Chikasaw Plum changed to Chickasaw Plum Page 633: course-grained changed to coarse-grained Page 656: losses its name changed to loses its name Page 675: Simaruba glauca changed to Simarouba glauca Page 693: Mahave desert changed to Mohave desert Page 694: opunitas changed to opuntias. In the indexes the folowing changes have been made so that the indexes use the same spelling as the text: Page i: Alligator-wood to Alligator wood, Bay-tree to Bay tree Page ii: California bay-tree to California bay tree, Calico-bush to Calico bush Page iii: Cucumber-tree to Cucumber tree Page iv: Glaucus willow to Glaucous willow, Holly-leaf cherry to Hollyleaf cherry, Forked-leaf blackjack to Forked-leaf black jack Page v: Juneberry to June berry, Kingtree to Kingstree, Longchat to Longschat, Judas-tree to Judas tree, Juniper-tree to Juniper tree, Liquidamber to Liquid-amber Page vi: Oldfield to Old-field (2x), Nakedwood to Naked-wood, Osage appletree to Osage apple tree Page vii: Scalybark hickory to Scaly bark hickory, Single-leaf pinon to Signleleaf pinon, Smooth-leaf willow to Smoothleaf willow Page ix: Wild china to Wild China Page x: cucumber-tree to cucumber tree Page xi: Andromida ferruginea to Andromeda ferruginea, Cledrastris lutea to Cladrastris lutea, Columbrina reclinata to Colubrina reclinata, Candalia obovata to Condalia obovata, Canotia holocantha to Canotia holacantha, Acer leucoderma to Acer leucoderme, Bumelia lycoides to Bumelia lycioides, Alnus tennuifolia to Alnus tenuifolia Page xii: Juglans cinera to Juglans cinerea, Delea spinosa to Dalea spinosa, Cratægus oxacantha to Cratægus oxyacantha Page xiii: Pinus jefferi to Pinus jeffreyi, Neowashingtoniana filamentosa to Neowashingtonia filamentosa, Oxydendron arboreum to Oxydendrum arboreum Page xiv: Tilia amerciana to Tilia americana, Robinia neomexicana to Robinia neo-mexicana, Salix sessifolia to Salix sessilifolia.