Table of Contents

A Note about Walter C. Muenscher

Introduction

Keys to Genera
Inclusive Key: Cultivated, Naturalized, and Native Woody Plants
Abridged Key: Native and Commonly Naturalized Woody Plants Only

Keys to Species

Systematic List of Species Included in the Keys

Glossary

Annotated Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Edward A. Cope is an Extension Botanist at the Bailey Hortorium of Cornell University. He is the author of Native and Cultivated Conifers of Northeastern North America: A Guide, also from Cornell. Walter C. Muenscher, New York State's "Wizard of Weeds," was Professor of botany at Cornell University from 1923 to 1954. Muenscher had special interests in wetlands, poisonous plants, and trees, and was the author of more than 125 articles and several books in addition to Keys to Woody Plants.

Reviews

Originally published in 1922 and last revised in 1950, the newest edition of Walter C. Muenscher's venerable reference work for northeastern America covers more than 300 genera and more than 1,000 species. (The American Gardener)