. Our native trees and how to identify them; a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees. FAGx\â15EECH FAMIL" BEECH Fdg'iis n/ivfii>i/,-i;7. Ft):;/!.! fi-rni^i'iu-a. Fdi^us from /â /hi^v, to eat, because the mils were used as food i the earlv aL:es. Widel\-distributed, growing on uplands and mountain slo^ies, also on alluvial bottom lamls and bonieis of streams. Usually seventy to eighty feet high. In the erowded forest, tall, slender, uith narrow head ; in open situations, short stemmed, forming a round-topped head of slender, slightly drooping branches beset wi
. Our native trees and how to identify them; a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees. FAGx\â15EECH FAMIL" BEECH Fdg'iis n/ivfii>i/,-i;7. Ft):;/!.! fi-rni^i'iu-a. Fdi^us from /â /hi^v, to eat, because the mils were used as food i the earlv aL:es. Widel\-distributed, growing on uplands and mountain slo^ies, also on alluvial bottom lamls and bonieis of streams. Usually seventy to eighty feet high. In the erowded forest, tall, slender, uith narrow head ; in open situations, short stemmed, forming a round-topped head of slender, slightly drooping branches beset with short lateral branchlets. But one species is native to North America. Grows well on lime- stone. Bark.âCompact, smooth, ashy gray. Ihanch- lets at first pale green, then oli\e green, tinally changing through brown to ashy gray. Wood.âLight red, varying in color in differ- ent ; hard, strong, tough, very close straight-grained and susceptible of a fine polish. Used in manufacture of chairs, agricultural implements and handles of tools. Sp. gr., ; weight of cu. ft., lbs. Leaf-Buds.âCylindrical, long-pointed, light chestnut brown, three-fourths to one inch long. Leaves.âAlternate, oblong-ovate, rounded or cordate at base, coarsely serrate with spreading or incurved teeth, acute or acuminate. Feather- veined. They come out of the bud plicate, pale green and silky, when full 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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