. Our native trees and how to identify them; a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees. FAGACE^—BEECH FAMILY BEECH F^gus atropunicea. f'&gtis fcrrugmea. Fagus from phago, to eat, because the nuts were used as food in the early ages. Widely distributed, growing on uplands and mountain slopes, also on alluvial bottom lands and borders of streams. Usually seventy to eighty feet high. In the crowded forest, tall, , with narrow head; in open situations, short stemmed, forming a round-topped head of slender, slightly drooping branches beset with short lateral branchl
. Our native trees and how to identify them; a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees. FAGACE^—BEECH FAMILY BEECH F^gus atropunicea. f'&gtis fcrrugmea. Fagus from phago, to eat, because the nuts were used as food in the early ages. Widely distributed, growing on uplands and mountain slopes, also on alluvial bottom lands and borders of streams. Usually seventy to eighty feet high. In the crowded forest, tall, , with 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.—Compact, smooth, ashy gray. Branch- lets at first pale green, then olive green, finally changing through brown to ashy gray. Wood.—Light red, varying in color in differ- ent localities ; 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-Btcds.—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 or incurved teeth, acute or acuminate. Feather- 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. Unfolding Leaves of the 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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