. Familiar trees and their leaves . Trees. THE BIRCHES. 95 as if there were no forest in the way and room was not scarce, for their topmost boughs quite overspread in radius two other comrades of lesser stature but denser growth. "Want of sun- Mght and the perpetual gloom of the primitive forest do not seriously retard the growth of the paper birch, other- wise we could not see its vigorous stem stand like a white giant in the dim distance of the dark woods as we look from one mountain toward an- other. The wood of this birch is huffish white and close-grained; it makes a splendid hard fl
. Familiar trees and their leaves . Trees. THE BIRCHES. 95 as if there were no forest in the way and room was not scarce, for their topmost boughs quite overspread in radius two other comrades of lesser stature but denser growth. "Want of sun- Mght and the perpetual gloom of the primitive forest do not seriously retard the growth of the paper birch, other- wise we could not see its vigorous stem stand like a white giant in the dim distance of the dark woods as we look from one mountain toward an- other. The wood of this birch is huffish white and close-grained; it makes a splendid hard floor, and for interior finish has no equal among the plainer kinds of ornamental wood. It makes an ex- cellent fuel, although it is quickly consumed. In. TToung sprout of Paper 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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