. Our native trees and how to identify them; a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees. side roots and often care no more for its tap root whicli has been its oniy support than the frog cares fur tlie tail of the tadpole after it has got on its own ; —RoBKRr DtjLi(; in Gardi-ii and l^'orcst. This genus is one of close family ties and marked resem- blances. The bark of every species is heavily charged with tannic acid. The roots take hold of the earth in two ways ; a strong tap root goes down deep into the ground and at the same time wide spreading horizontal
. Our native trees and how to identify them; a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees. side roots and often care no more for its tap root whicli has been its oniy support than the frog cares fur tlie tail of the tadpole after it has got on its own ; —RoBKRr DtjLi(; in Gardi-ii and l^'orcst. This genus is one of close family ties and marked resem- blances. The bark of every species is heavily charged with tannic acid. The roots take hold of the earth in two ways ; a strong tap root goes down deep into the ground and at the same time wide spreading horizontal roots keep near the surface. The very poise of the tree denotes strength and this quality is present in the humblest m ember of the family. The leaves vary in form. In those g r o u ]i s which contain the representative spe- cies of the genus the leaves are of a shape unlike those of any other trees. The character of the inflorescence is the same in every species. It moncscious ; that is, the stamens and pistils are separated, borne in different flowers, but both kinds of flowers are produced on the same branch. These appear together, just when the leaves are half grown. The staminate flowers are found in the axils of quick falling bracts which are borne on the rachis of slender drooping anients produced from separate or leafy buds in the axils of last year's leaves, or from the axils of the inner scales of the terminal bud, or from the axils of the leaves 324 Sprouting Acorn,. Slaminate Aments of Scarlet Oak, Qitcrcii-i cocciiica. Ovaries ofPreceding Ye; 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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