. Getting acquainted with the trees . Trees. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH THE TREES. Winter effect of tulip trees the way of true ele- gance. The botanists tell us it prefers deep and moist soil, but I know that it lives and seems happy in many soils and in many places. Always and everywhere it shows a clean, distinct trunk, its brown bark uni- formly furrowed, but in such a manner as to give a nearly smooth appearance at a little distance. The branches do not leave the stem so imper- ceptibly as do those which give the elm its very distinct form, but rather start at a right angle, leaving the dis-
. Getting acquainted with the trees . Trees. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH THE TREES. Winter effect of tulip trees the way of true ele- gance. The botanists tell us it prefers deep and moist soil, but I know that it lives and seems happy in many soils and in many places. Always and everywhere it shows a clean, distinct trunk, its brown bark uni- formly furrowed, but in such a manner as to give a nearly smooth appearance at a little distance. The branches do not leave the stem so imper- ceptibly as do those which give the elm its very distinct form, but rather start at a right angle, leaving the dis- tinct central column of solid strength un- 148. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original McFarland, J. Horace (John Horace), 1859-1948. New York : The Outlook Co.
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