. Elementary woodworking. Woodwork; Trees. THE EVERGREENS 119 for invalids, especially consumptives, are frequently built in the midst of great fir forests, that the sufferers may inhale the pure mountain air, laden as it is with the odors of the balsam fir. The needles are often used to fill pillows, which are said to soothe tired and worn- out people to sleep. We are all familiar with the sweet, irooilvu smell of the Christmas tree. No other tree can take its place. It brings visions of the country, of the woods and fields and flowers, and it will al- ways be dear to us. The balsam fir can a
. Elementary woodworking. Woodwork; Trees. THE EVERGREENS 119 for invalids, especially consumptives, are frequently built in the midst of great fir forests, that the sufferers may inhale the pure mountain air, laden as it is with the odors of the balsam fir. The needles are often used to fill pillows, which are said to soothe tired and worn- out people to sleep. We are all familiar with the sweet, irooilvu smell of the Christmas tree. No other tree can take its place. It brings visions of the country, of the woods and fields and flowers, and it will al- ways be dear to us. The balsam fir can always be distinguished from the spruce by the fact that the needles only come out at the sides of the twig instead of from all directions, as in the spruce, and its end is blunt, whereas that of the spruce is sharply pointed. The bark of the tree is gray and has tiny blisters which contain the balsam, Canada balsam it is usually called, well known for its healing cpialities. The cones are from two to four inches long, stand upright on the branches, and the wood is not very Fig. 12S. Balsam Fir. 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 Foster, Edwin W. Boston, New York [etc. ] Ginn & company
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