. Plants; a text-book of botany. Botany. SHOOTS. 67 common trees may be known, even at a distance, by tbeir characteristic habits (see Figs. 60, lil, G'i). Tlie difficulty of the meclianical problems solved by these huge bodies is very great. They maintain form and position and en- dure tremendous pressure and Fig. 58. An elm in its winter condition, sliowing tlie absence of a continuous central shaft, the main stem soon breaking up into branches, and giving a spreading top. On each side in the background are trees of the pine type, showing the central shaft and conical Plea
. Plants; a text-book of botany. Botany. SHOOTS. 67 common trees may be known, even at a distance, by tbeir characteristic habits (see Figs. 60, lil, G'i). Tlie difficulty of the meclianical problems solved by these huge bodies is very great. They maintain form and position and en- dure tremendous pressure and Fig. 58. An elm in its winter condition, sliowing tlie absence of a continuous central shaft, the main stem soon breaking up into branches, and giving a spreading top. On each side in the background are trees of the pine type, showing the central shaft and conical 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 Coulter, John Merle, 1851-1928. New York, D. Appleton and company
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