Trees and tree drawing; . ing,before the leaves appear, the male tree opens its crimsoncatkins, and, if plentiful, they give the tree a strikingappearance, and as they drop off, having done theirwork, they colour the ground beneath. In like manner,when the female catkins have developed into fruit andripened, in May or June, they open and scatter whitedowny seeds till all the ground beneath the tree iscovered as with snow. Being of rapid growth, having rough bark, andcasting little shadow, it has the characteristics of alight-loving tree. Its general appearance, especially insunshine, is light
Trees and tree drawing; . ing,before the leaves appear, the male tree opens its crimsoncatkins, and, if plentiful, they give the tree a strikingappearance, and as they drop off, having done theirwork, they colour the ground beneath. In like manner,when the female catkins have developed into fruit andripened, in May or June, they open and scatter whitedowny seeds till all the ground beneath the tree iscovered as with snow. Being of rapid growth, having rough bark, andcasting little shadow, it has the characteristics of alight-loving tree. Its general appearance, especially insunshine, is light and sparkling. The large leaves,waving in the slightest breeze, reflect each its ray oflight like a moving mirror, and, as may be seen in theillustration, it has no dense shadows by way of contrast,its very darks quivering with reflected light. A variety of the Black Poplar is the LombardyPoplar {Popidus fastigiata), its rough-barked stem beingalmost hidden by its branches, which grow up parallel TREES AXD TREE DRAWING 07. *^^^i^1^^?^^?
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