Flora of the Blue Hills, Middlesex Fells, Stony Brook and Beaver Book Reservations of the Metropolitan Park Commission, Massachusetts
Flora of the Blue Hills, Middlesex Fells, Stony Brook and Beaver Book Reservations of the Metropolitan Park Commission, Massachusetts

Author: Anon

Publisher: Shelley Press

Published: 2009-05

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 1444640542

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Originally published in 1896, PREFACE: The following list has been compiled at the request of the Metropolitan Park Commission in order to put on record the present condition of the vegetation of the new public reservations as a basis for comparison in the future. The acreage of Blue Hills Reservation is about 4000 acres, Middlesex Fells Reservation 3000 acres, Stony Brook Reservation 450 acres, Beaver Brook Reservation 58 acres. The diversified character of the lands embraced in the reservations gives rise to a most interesting flora. The height of Great Blue Hill is 635 feet, and throughout the reservations hills alternate with valleys and swamps, and clearings with woods, while ponds and brooks afford a rich aquatic vegetation.....Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artw

Flora of the Blue Hills, Middlesex Fells, Stony Brook and Beaver Brook Reservations
Flora of the Blue Hills, Middlesex Fells, Stony Brook and Beaver Brook Reservations

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Published: 2016-06-22

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9781332542451

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Excerpt from Flora of the Blue Hills, Middlesex Fells, Stony Brook and Beaver Brook Reservations: Of the Metropolitan Park Commission, Massachusetts Sir: - In obedience to Orders of the Commission, dated January 26th and June 12th, 1895, and February 28th, March 11th, and May 6th, 1896, we hand you herewith the following preliminary list of the plants of the woodland reservations. This list is the product of volunteer work on the part of many botanists organized for this purpose by Mr. Warren H. Manning, lately a principal assistant in our office. The Commission, the public and the co-operating botanists are especially to be congratulated in that the list has been compiled and edited by Mr. Walter Deane. 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.

Middlesex Fells
Middlesex Fells

Author: Alison C. Simcox and Douglas L. Heath

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 146712270X

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Comprising over 2,500 acres of forest, wetlands, and rugged hills, Middlesex Fells, just seven miles north of Boston, is one of the nation's first state parks and contains the world's first public land trust, Virginia Wood. For centuries, the Fells provided rich hunting and fishing grounds for Native Americans. In 1632, Gov. John Winthrop and others explored the area and named the largest pond Spot Pond because of the many islands and rocks protruding through the ice. The Fells was used for farming and timber, and Spot Pond Brook became the focus of industrial activity, which culminated in 1858 with the Hayward Rubber Mills. In the 1880s and 1890s, Middlesex Fells was a key property in the Boston metropolitan park movement driven by conservationists Wilson Flagg, Elizur Wright, Frederick Law Olmsted, Charles Eliot, George Davenport, and Sylvester Baxter. In 1894, the Metropolitan Park Commission began acquiring Fells land. Electric trolleys crossed the Fells from 1910 to 1946, and in 1959, with the car culture in control, Interstate 93 was built through the area. Today, the Fells, as envisioned by its founders, is a forested haven for city dwellers.