. Getting acquainted with the trees . Trees. WILLOWS AND POPLARS. in rows is wrong; and I say this as an innocent offender myself. In boyhood I lived along the banks of the broad but shallow Susquehanna, and enjoyed the boating pos- sible upon that stream when it was not reduced, as graph- ically described by a dis- gusted riverman, to merely a heavy dew. Many times I lost my way returning to the steep bluff near my home after the sun had gone to rest, and a hard pull against the swift current would en- sue as I skirted the bank, straining eyes for landmarks in the dusk. It occurred to me to p
. Getting acquainted with the trees . Trees. WILLOWS AND POPLARS. in rows is wrong; and I say this as an innocent offender myself. In boyhood I lived along the banks of the broad but shallow Susquehanna, and enjoyed the boating pos- sible upon that stream when it was not reduced, as graph- ically described by a dis- gusted riverman, to merely a heavy dew. Many times I lost my way returning to the steep bluff near my home after the sun had gone to rest, and a hard pull against the swift current would en- sue as I skirted the bank, straining eyes for landmarks in the dusk. It occurred to me to plant six Lombardy poplars on the top of the bluff, which might serve as easily recognized landmarks. Four of them grew, and are now large trees, somewhat 129. 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 McFarland, J. Horace (John Horace), 1859-1948. New York : The Outlook Co.
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