Trees And Shrubs Of New Hampshire

Author : Albion R. Hodgdon
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780666183040
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book The Woody Plants of New Hampshire (Classic Reprint) written by Albion R. Hodgdon and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-23 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Woody Plants of New Hampshire Of the very considerable number of trees and shrubs which are native to other parts of the world and which have been planted in New Hamp shire, only those species have been included which tend to escape and become naturalized or which have been observed to grow under such conditions that they might appear to be native. Shrubs or trees persisting around old deserted houses, cemeteries, etc., are accepted only if they have displayed an aggressive tendency to reproduce either by vegetative means or by seeds. The following brief geographical discussion may make the range-designa tions accompanying each taxon more meaningful. The White Mountains proper occupy an area from central Carroll and Grafton counties north to the Canadian border. The Presidential Range includes the highest peaks and is about in the center of the White Mountain area. These and the Franconia Range to the west of them are of sufficient elevation (above ft.) to have extensive alpine areas above the forest. Occasional small alpine areas occur elsewhere as noted below. Some of the other mountains have rocky summits, probably because the original forest-cover was re moved by fire. South of the White Mountains there are occasional peaks of moderate elevation, of which Mt. Monadnock in southwestern New Hampshire is the best known and highest. The principal rivers are the Androscoggin, Merrimack, Connecticut, and Saco, all of which have apparently served as migration - routes for many kinds of plants. There is, in addition to the above, a considerable number of small rivers emptying into Great Bay and the Piscataqua River in southeastern New Hampshire. The early modification of the Piscataqua River's tributary streams and of the Merrimack by constructing dams undoubtedly altered the vegetation to a considerable degree. This is particularly true of those plants which normally occur near the water - line. In more recent times the high dams of the upper Connecticut River have raised the water level for many miles back of them and thus have provided very uninteresting shores botanically speaking. In general, the flora along the river is much more interesting below the dams. 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.