Check List of Native and Naturalized Trees of the United States (Including Alaska) (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from Check List of Native and Naturalized Trees of the United States (Including Alaska) This check list aims to compile the accepted scientific names and current synonyms, approved common names and others in use, and ranges of the native and naturalized trees of the United States of America (including Alaska). It is primarily a refer ence for foresters, botanists, students, and all others interested in trees. One of its important objects is to encourage uniform usage of names for trees. The third in a series, this is the official standard for tree names in the Forest Service. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.