The first edition of _Forest Trees of Texas—How to Know Them_ was
assembled by W. R. Matoon and C. B. Webster in 1928. The sections,
“Trees as Mankind’s Friends”, “Studying a Tree”, “Other Texas Trees”,
drawings of twigs, leaves and fruits, and the glossary were incorporated
into the fourth and fifth editions by S. L. Frost and D. A. Anderson.
The sixth and seventh editions were edited by H. E. Weaver and W. A.
Smith, respectively. Some of the drawings used in this publication were
made available by the United States Forest Service.
The eighth edition was revised and edited by John A. Haislet to conform
with the nomenclature in _Check List of Native and Naturalized Trees of
the United States (Including Alaska)_, Agriculture Handbook No. 41,
prepared under the direction of the United States Forest Service Tree
and Range Plant Committee. D. A. Anderson’s “A Guide to the
Identification of the Principal Trees and Shrubs of Texas” was revised
and incorporated in the eighth edition to give it greater utility to the
non-technical student of trees.