Part 1

A YEAR AMONG THE TREES; OR, THE WOODS AND BY-WAYS OF NEW ENGLAND.

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, BY ESTES AND LAURIAT. BOSTON.

COPYRIGHT, 1889, BY EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING CO., BOSTON.

INDEX.

A. Ailantus 267 Alder Alnus serrulata 265 American Elm 74 American Wayfaring-Tree Viburnum lentago 185 Andromeda 209 Animals of the Primitive Forest 12 Apple-Tree Pyrus malus 70 Arbor-Vitæ Thuya occidentalis 299 Arrow-Wood Viburnum dentatum 187 Ash Fraxinus Americana 8 Ash, Mountain 86 Aspen, large Populus tripida 257 Aspen, small Populus tremuloides 258 Autumn Woods 188 Azalea 18

B. Balsam Fir Abies balsamea 288 Barberry Berberis communis 48 Bayberry Myrica cerifera 178 Beach-Plum Prunus maritima 72 Bearberry Arbutus uva-urs 143 Beech-Tree Fagus Americanus 145 Benzoin Laurus benzoin 135 Bittersweet Celastrus scandens 151 Blackberry Rubus procumbens 152 Black Birch Betula lenta 237 Black Poplar Populus nigra 247 Black Spruce Abies nigra 291 Black Walnut Juglans nigra 164 Buckthorn Rhamnus catharticus 270 Burning-Bushes 269 Butternut Juglans cinerea 163 Button-bush Cephalanthus occidentalis 172 Buttonwood 174

C. Canada Poplar Populus candicans 246 Canadian Rhodora 19 Catalpa 41 Ceanothus 49 Checkerberry Gaultheria procumbens 143 Cherry, Black Prunus Virginiana 81 Cherry, Choke Prunus serotina 82 Chestnut Castanea vesca 154 Chokeberry Mespilus arbutifolia 85 Clethra Clethra alnifolia 173 Clipped Hedge-rows 136 Cornel 200 Cornel, Blue-berried Cornus circinata 201 Cornel, Dwarf Cornus Canadensis 202 Cornel, Florida Cornus Florida 201 Cornel, Purple-berried Cornus alternifolia 200 Cornel, White-berried Cornus alba 200 Cypress, Northern Cupressus thuyoides 293 Cypress, Southern Taxodium distichum 294

D. Dark Plains 223 Dewberry Rubus sempervirens 152 Dogwood Rhus vernix 204 Dutch Myrtle Myrica gale 178

E. Eglantine Rosa micrantha 218 Elder Sambucus Canadensis 206 Elm, American Ulmus Americanus 74 Elm, English Ulmus campestris 80 Elm, White Ulmus Americanus 74

F. Fir Picea 288 Flowering Dogwood 200 Flowering Raspberry Rubus odoratus 152 Foliage 51 Forms and Expressions of Trees 42

G. Glycine Glycine apios 150 Grapevine Vitis labrusca 152 Ground Laurel Epigea repens 142 Guelder Rose Viburnum opulus 186

H. Hardhack Spiræa tomentosa 114 Hawthorn Cratægus oxyacantha 115 Hazel, Beaked Corylus rostrata 172 Hazel, Common Corylus Americana 171 Heath Erica 208 Hemlock Abies Canadensis 279 Hickory 156 Hickory, Bitternut Carya amara 157 Hickory, Fignut Carya ficiformis 157 Hickory, Shellbark Carya squamosa 157 Hickory, White Carya alba 157 Hobblebush Viburnum lantanoides 186 Holly Ilex opaca 113 Honey Locust Gleditschia 108 Hop Hornbeam Ostrya Virginica 61 Hornbeam Carpinus Americana 60 Horse-Chestnut Æsculus 40

I. Indian Summer 240 Insecurity of our Forests 63

J. Jersey Tea Ceanothus Americana 49 Juniper Juniperus Virginiana 297

K. Kalmia 96

L. Lambkill Kalmia angustifolia 98 Larch Larix Americana 277 Laurel Laurus 134 Laurel, Low 98 Laurel, Mountain 96 Lilac Syringa 47 Lime Tilia Americana 93 Linden-Tree 93 Locust Robinia pseudacacia 106 Lombardy Poplar Populus fastigiata 254

M. Magnolia Magnolia glauca 105 Maple Acer 220 Meadow-Sweet Spiræa alba 114 Mespilus, Snowy 84 Missouri Currant Ribes aureum 49 Motions of Trees 100 Mountain Ash Sorbus Americana 86 Mountain Laurel Kalmia latifolia 96 Mountain Maple Acer montana 221 Myrtle Myrtus 177

N. Northern Cypress Cupressus thuyoides 293 Norway Spruce Abies excelsa 291

O. Oak 121 Oak, Black Quercus tinctoria 133 Oak, Red Quercus rubra 131 Oak, Scarlet Quercus coccinea 132 Oak, Scrub Quercus ilicifolia 132 Oak, Swamp Quercus bicolor 130 Oak, White Quercus alba 129 Orchard Trees 69

P. Peach-Tree Amygdalus 73 Pear-Tree Pyrus 71 Pine, Pitch Pinus rigidus 305 Pine, White Pinus strobus 301 Pine Woods 282 Plane-Tree Platanus occidentalis 174 Plum-Tree Prunus 72 Plumgranate Prunus Americana 72 Poison Ivy Rhus radicans 150 Poplar Populus 245 Primitive Forest, The 1 Privet Ligustrum vulgare 270

Q. Quince-Tree Pyrus cydonia 72

R. Red Birch Betula rubra 239 Red Maple Acer rubrum 228 Red Osier Cornus circinata 201 Relations of Trees to the Atmosphere 109 Relations of Trees to Birds and Insects 233 Relations of Trees to Poetry and Fable 260 Relations of Trees to Salubrity 212 Relations of Trees to Soil 181 Relations of Trees to Temperature 159 Relations of Trees to Water 88 Rhodora Rhodora Canadensis 19 River Maple Acer 222 River Poplar Populus rivalis 248 Rock Maple Acer saccharinum 221 Rose Rosa 217 Rotation and Distribution 25 Rustic Lane and Woodside 148

S. Sassafras Laurus sassafras 134 Snow-ball Tree 186 Snowy Mespilus Mespilus Canadensis 84 Sounds from Trees 249 Southern Cypress 294 Spindle-Tree Euonymus 269 Spiræa 114 Spruce Abies 290 Spruce, Black Abies nigra 291 Spruce, Norway Abies excelsa 291 Spruce, White Abies alba 290 Strawberry-Tree Euonymus 269 Sugar Maple Acer saccharinum 221 Sumach, Poison Rhus vernix 204 Sumach, Poison Ivy Rhus radicans 152 Sumach, Smooth Rhus glabrum 204 Sumach, Velvet Rhus typhinum 204 Summer Wood-scenery 117 Swamp Honeysuckle Azalea viscosa 18 Swamp Rose Rosa Caroliniana 218 Sweetbrier Rosa micrantha 218 Sweet-Fern Comptonia asplenifolia 179 Sweet-gale 178 Synopsis of Autumn Tints 197

T. Trees as Electric Agents 137 Trees for Shade and Salubrity 212 Trees in Assemblages 125 Tulip-Tree Liriodendron tulipifera 104 Tupelo Nyssa villosa 58