. Forests and trees [microform]. Forests and forestry; Forêts et sylviculture; Trees; Arbres. Thf Birrh I'aniil\' We ofu-ii see the shiniiiK wliiU' sKiiis of younn birclii's in Marks anil Hardens, hut no iine sees or hears of a (jnarled old liirih. The beeches, ihe elms and the oaks ^r >w old in cultivatiiin, Imt the l)irchcs, like the g<K)d, die young. Ml 1 NTAIX lilRCH, Hctulv fnlll in;lli ., St;,"'!!!,. This is either a shrul) or a small tree, seldom more than thirty feel high. The hark of the stem is thin, a dark bronze in color, smooth and shining, while the twigs arc grayish a
. Forests and trees [microform]. Forests and forestry; Forêts et sylviculture; Trees; Arbres. Thf Birrh I'aniil\' We ofu-ii see the shiniiiK wliiU' sKiiis of younn birclii's in Marks anil Hardens, hut no iine sees or hears of a (jnarled old liirih. The beeches, ihe elms and the oaks ^r >w old in cultivatiiin, Imt the l)irchcs, like the g<K)d, die young. Ml 1 NTAIX lilRCH, Hctulv fnlll in;lli ., St;,"'!!!,. This is either a shrul) or a small tree, seldom more than thirty feel high. The hark of the stem is thin, a dark bronze in color, smooth and shining, while the twigs arc grayish and rough. The leaves arc almost orbicular and su|)pnrted on short petioles. This small birch is found in the Kocky .Mounl!iins anil sjjreads eastward in tin- river valleys. It is much confused with the species in the mountain district. 3. \Vf:stkr\ Birch. Uiluki Occidentalis. llmikcr. The western birch is a large e, often more than one hundred feet high and three feet in diai, ,,er. It reaches its best de\elop- ment in the Slate of Washington, varying from a medium-sized tree to a shrub in British Columbia. Its outer bark is yellowish or brown, smooth and shining, and easily peels off. The inner bark is much lighter in color. The leaves are broad at the l)ase, tapering to a rather sharp point, coarsely and sharply toothed, and fre(|uently doubly toothed. It occurs throughout British Columbia and eastward, where it mixes and becomes confused with the preceding species. Macoun is evidently mixing the two species when he gives its range as "Rather common in British Columbia, extending eastward to the Saskatchewan ;. 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 Hales, B. J. (Benjamin Jones), 1868-1945. Toronto : Macmillan
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