. Familiar trees and their leaves . Trees. 56 FAMILIAR TREES AND THEIR LEAVES. also elements of beauty, never occurs to the many who see the beauty of an American elm (who could not ?), but who can not see the beauty of a wild black cherry. But the tree is not only attractive in figure ; both its leaf and fruit de- serve a share of our attention. Notice in my sketch the vigorous way the leaves seem to have grown on the branch of the younger tree; there is a bluntness to their figure notwith- standing the sharp tip, and there is a certain firmness of purpose in the way each one spreads itself o


. Familiar trees and their leaves . Trees. 56 FAMILIAR TREES AND THEIR LEAVES. also elements of beauty, never occurs to the many who see the beauty of an American elm (who could not ?), but who can not see the beauty of a wild black cherry. But the tree is not only attractive in figure ; both its leaf and fruit de- serve a share of our attention. Notice in my sketch the vigorous way the leaves seem to have grown on the branch of the younger tree; there is a bluntness to their figure notwith- standing the sharp tip, and there is a certain firmness of purpose in the way each one spreads itself out from the side of the branchlet to catch Black Cherry (young). the sun and rain ; the very teeth are finely and firmly cut, and they are set close, as if to make a. 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 Schuyler), 1854-1938. New York : D. Appleton


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