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
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOriginally 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