Getting Acquainted With the Trees
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This great tree had large and peculiar winter . buds, ii8 Digitized by Google White poplars in spring-time Digitized by Google GETTING AC^AINTED IFITH THE TREES that always seemed to have advance information as to the coming of spring, for they would swell out and become exceedingly shiny at the first touch of warm sun. Soon the sun -caress- ing would be responded to by the bursting of the buds, or the falling away of their ingenious outer protecting scales, which dropped to the ground, where, ...sticky and shining, and ex- traordinarily aromatic in odor, they were just what a curious school-boy enjoyed investigating.
"Balm of Gilead" was the name that inquiry brought for this tree, and the resinous and sweet -smelling buds which preceded the rather inconspicuous catkins or aments of bloom seemed to justify the Biblical designation.
Nearly a world tree is this poplar, which in some one of its variable forms is called also tacamahac, and balsam poplar as well. Its cheerful upright habit, really fine leaves and generally pleasing air commend it, but there is one trouble — it is almost too vigorous and anxious to spread, which it does by means of shoots or "suckers," upspringing from its wide area of root- growth, thus starting a little forest of its own that gives other trees but small 1 20 Digitized by Google JVILLOJVS AND POPLARS chance.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
This great tree had large and peculiar winter . buds, ii8 Digitized by Google White poplars in spring-time Digitized by Google GETTING AC^AINTED IFITH THE TREES that always seemed to have advance information as to the coming of spring, for they would swell out and become exceedingly shiny at the first touch of warm sun. Soon the sun -caress- ing would be responded to by the bursting of the buds, or the falling away of their ingenious outer protecting scales, which dropped to the ground, where, ...sticky and shining, and ex- traordinarily aromatic in odor, they were just what a curious school-boy enjoyed investigating.
"Balm of Gilead" was the name that inquiry brought for this tree, and the resinous and sweet -smelling buds which preceded the rather inconspicuous catkins or aments of bloom seemed to justify the Biblical designation.
Nearly a world tree is this poplar, which in some one of its variable forms is called also tacamahac, and balsam poplar as well. Its cheerful upright habit, really fine leaves and generally pleasing air commend it, but there is one trouble — it is almost too vigorous and anxious to spread, which it does by means of shoots or "suckers," upspringing from its wide area of root- growth, thus starting a little forest of its own that gives other trees but small 1 20 Digitized by Google JVILLOJVS AND POPLARS chance.
What to read after Getting Acquainted With the Trees?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Mcfarland John Horace to read onlineMoreLess
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