. St. Nicholas [serial]. A DRIED GARDEN DOWN BY THE BROOK. Vol. XXX.—46-47. 362 NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKSLEAVES AND LIGHT. As we stood in front of a big beech-tree, Johnasked me why the lower limbs hung down, andwhy most of the limbs were on one side—theleft side. I thought the Nature and Scienceyoung folks might be interested in his ques-tions, and so I photographed the tree. Theanswer is the same for both questions: everyleaf of a tree wants to see the sun; sunlight isessential to the vigorous growth of forest trees ;the little tree on the right makes so much shadethere, the limbs c
. St. Nicholas [serial]. A DRIED GARDEN DOWN BY THE BROOK. Vol. XXX.—46-47. 362 NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKSLEAVES AND LIGHT. As we stood in front of a big beech-tree, Johnasked me why the lower limbs hung down, andwhy most of the limbs were on one side—theleft side. I thought the Nature and Scienceyoung folks might be interested in his ques-tions, and so I photographed the tree. Theanswer is the same for both questions: everyleaf of a tree wants to see the sun; sunlight isessential to the vigorous growth of forest trees ;the little tree on the right makes so much shadethere, the limbs cannot grow so well as theycan on the other side. If the lower branches grew straight out, theywould be shaded by the branches above them ;they droop so that every leaf may see its ownpatch of the sky. I remarked to John : Oneshould always notice how every sort of plantgets its leaves to the light.
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