. Wayside trees [microform] : series IV. Being a description of the hickories, ashes, horse-chestnut, pine, fir, spruce, Trees; Arbres. fi I VKO, lit INTRODUCTION WAYSIDE TREES. SERIES |HE compound leaf of the class numbeied 14 in the third series, we continue in this fourth series, which completes the list of trees growing in the North- eastern States. The Pine family whose needlelike leaves remain green throughout the winter, is the hnt of the interesting groop of distinctly American trees. Our order continues as follows: — ' Alternate growing With teeth Leaflets bordering main le
. Wayside trees [microform] : series IV. Being a description of the hickories, ashes, horse-chestnut, pine, fir, spruce, Trees; Arbres. fi I VKO, lit INTRODUCTION WAYSIDE TREES. SERIES |HE compound leaf of the class numbeied 14 in the third series, we continue in this fourth series, which completes the list of trees growing in the North- eastern States. The Pine family whose needlelike leaves remain green throughout the winter, is the hnt of the interesting groop of distinctly American trees. Our order continues as follows: — ' Alternate growing With teeth Leaflets bordering main leaf-stem . . > 3, S Leaves, Compound: Class r4 The aahes again break^loose from the method of growth in leaves just deacriLed and are systematised asfoUowa: — ' Opposite growing Wxiii or without teeth Leaflets bordering nuun leaf-stem . 7i 9t t* Class 15 And in the horse-chestnuts we have still '-:r principle of growth demonstrated, that of radiation. ! Opposite growing With teeth Leaflets radiating pafM 15 Finally we teach the great evergreen Pine family whose iMves may be daasilled thus: — Evergreen leaves: 17 j Long needles . is, 17,19 181 Short bhmt needles . si The larches breaks the rule by not baiag evergreen: they may be described thns: — Class 19 vSoft, deckhxms needlet. si j Short sharp needlea . aj 90< {With niniatuie icahr »S With these ai daises of leaves w« have compn- bended all the tiees which are native to the noitb- eastern part of die ooontiy, and m classifying them according to their character we have not materially interfered with the botanist's dassificatkm. F. ScHinrm Maihiwb. (I) I I t. 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 Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Shuyler), 1854-1938. Springfield, Mass. : Taber-Prang Art Co.
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