. Elements of forestry. Forests and forestry. PRAIRIE OR FRINGE FOREST 317 south but the change consists largely of a substitution of species in the same genera. For example, in the north the forest is characterized by open bur oak growth. In the south there is an increasing amount of southern oaks, osage orange, hackberry, southern elm, Fig. 59. — Prairie Scene, Hall Co., Nebraska. The treeless condition of the prairies has been variously ascribed to deficient precipitation, repeated grass fires, too compact soils, tramping of buffaloes, etc., with the question still undecided. Altogeth
. Elements of forestry. Forests and forestry. PRAIRIE OR FRINGE FOREST 317 south but the change consists largely of a substitution of species in the same genera. For example, in the north the forest is characterized by open bur oak growth. In the south there is an increasing amount of southern oaks, osage orange, hackberry, southern elm, Fig. 59. — Prairie Scene, Hall Co., Nebraska. The treeless condition of the prairies has been variously ascribed to deficient precipitation, repeated grass fires, too compact soils, tramping of buffaloes, etc., with the question still undecided. Altogether the principal species of the region are the oaks, among which the most common are the white, bur, red, black and scarlet. There is a great variety of associated species, such as the hickories, walnuts, maples, ash, elm, cottonwood, sycamore, black willow, box elder and bass- wood. Along the stream courses one finds only the cotton- wood, box elder, green ash and willow. The cottonwood. 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 Moon, Frederick Franklin, 1880-1929; Brown, Nelson Courtlandt, 1885-. New York J. Wiley
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