. Our native trees and how to identify them; a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees. FAGACEiE -15EECH FAMILY BEECH /=•,}• us atropH}iuea. Juii^nis fLrru^^uwa. Fagus \x(.)u\ pJia:gOf to eat, because the nuts were used as food in the early ages. Widely distributed, growing on uplands and mountain slopes, also Usually seventy on alluvial bottom lands and borders of streams. to eighty feet high. In the crowded forest, tall, slender, with narrow head ; in open situations, short stemmed, forming a round-topped head of slender, slightly drooping l^ranches beset with short late
. Our native trees and how to identify them; a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees. FAGACEiE -15EECH FAMILY BEECH /=•,}• us atropH}iuea. Juii^nis fLrru^^uwa. Fagus \x(.)u\ pJia:gOf to eat, because the nuts were used as food in the early ages. Widely distributed, growing on uplands and mountain slopes, also Usually seventy on alluvial bottom lands and borders of streams. to eighty feet high. In the crowded forest, tall, slender, with narrow head ; in open situations, short stemmed, forming a round-topped head of slender, slightly drooping l^ranches beset with short lateral branchlets. But one species is native to North America. Grows well on lime- stone. Bark.—Compact, smooth, asliy gray. Branch- lets at first pale green, then olive green, finally changing through brown to ashy gray. IVood.—Light red, varying in color in differ- ent localities ; hard, strong, tough, very close straight-grained and susceptible of a fine polish. Used in maniifactuie of chairs, agricultural implements and handles of tools. .Sp. gr., ; weight of cu. ft., lbs. Leaf-Buds.—Cylindrical, long-pointed, light chestnut brown, three-fourths to one inch long. Leaves.—Alternate, oblong-ovate, rounded or cordate at base, coarsely serrate with spreading Unfolding Leaves of the or incurved teeth, acute or acuminate. Feather- Betch. veined. They come out of the bud plicate, pale green and silky, when full grown become dark green above, pale green beneath. In autumn they turn a clear golden yellow, and 378. 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 Keeler, Harriet L. (Harriet Louise), 1846-1921. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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