. The Canadian forester's illustrated guide [microform]. Forests and forestry; Forêts et sylviculture. $4 ' ' THE CANADIAN FORESTEh's U/nius Fiilva—The Red-Elm. This tree delights in a lofty situation, and does espe- cially well in cool, rich, mountainous soil. It is not so large as the white-elm, seldom exceeding sixty feet in height; the quality of the wood, however, is better, and couples (1) made from its twigs are strong and very 6g.—Capsule .-ecd of button-wood, natural size. It is said to grow as fast as the negundo : a strong state- ment ! In other points, it is of the s
. The Canadian forester's illustrated guide [microform]. Forests and forestry; Forêts et sylviculture. $4 ' ' THE CANADIAN FORESTEh's U/nius Fiilva—The Red-Elm. This tree delights in a lofty situation, and does espe- cially well in cool, rich, mountainous soil. It is not so large as the white-elm, seldom exceeding sixty feet in height; the quality of the wood, however, is better, and couples (1) made from its twigs are strong and very 6g.—Capsule .-ecd of button-wood, natural size. It is said to grow as fast as the negundo : a strong state- ment ! In other points, it is of the same habit as the American elm. The red-elm may be called the Na- tional Tree of the United States. Eng. No. 88, p. 99, represents the leaf the red-elm, and No. 89, p. 100, its seed. SECTION II. Coniferous Irees. The following is a list of the conifers, besides those already described, which are found in Ontario .Tuniperus Vii-giuiaua ...Ued-cedar. Pinus mitis \'ellow-piri('. Thuya occidentalis Arbor vitfe. Tsuga Canadensis Hemlock-spruce. Juniper us Virginia mi—Iled-Cediit. The seed of this tree ripens in autumn, and should be (I) Sometimes called •' shackles " : particularly in the counties of Kent, Surrey, &c.—Eug. They are used to fasten hurdles together.— 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 Chapais, J. C. (Jean Charles), 1850-1926. Montreal : E. Senécal
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