AMERICAN FORESTRY 



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ALPHABET GROWN ON TREES 



BY H. E. ZIMMERMAN 



IN the course of a number of years Mr. E. A. Miles, of 

 Clifton Springs, New York, has collected one of the 

 most unique alphabets in existence. In addition to the 

 letters of the alphabet a complete set of numerals was 

 also collected. The numerals and letters were all cut 

 from trees, the numerals only having been found in the 

 vicinity of Clifton Springs. There is but one root in the 

 collection. In no instance have the letters or numerals 

 been twisted into their present shape. They grew that 

 way naturally. The letters are from the following places : 

 A from Oshawa, Canada ; B from Banff, Canada ; C from 

 near the summit of Mt. Tamalpais, California; D from 

 Erie County, New York; E from Marilla, New York; 

 F from Great Falls of the Potomac, near Washington, 

 D. C. ; G near Attica, New York ; H near Clifton Springs, 



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NATURAL LETTERS AND NU-MLRAI-S 



Formations from trees and shrubs growing on battletields and places of 

 historic interest in the United States and Canada, making a complete 

 alphabet and numerals. 



New York (this letter is the only one formed from a 

 root) ; I from grounds near the former home of William 

 A. Wheeler, Malone, New York, former Vice-President 

 of the United States ; J from Grand Canyon of the 

 Colorado, Arizona; K near Attica, New York; L from 

 Lunday's Lane battlefield, Ontario, Canada; M near 

 Attica, New York, while walking with his mother, a 

 striking coincidence indeed, when it is remembered that 

 the word "mother" begins with an "M"; N, which was 

 the first one discovered, was found near Clifton Springs, 

 New York ; O and P were also found there ; Q came 

 from near the top of Mt. Lowe, California; R from near 

 the Parliament buildings, Toronto, Canada ; S near Clif- 

 ton Springs, New York. On a visit to the tomb of Lin- 

 coln, Springfield, Illinois, Mr. Miles saw a gentleman 

 trimming a tree near Lincoln's tomb. In one of the small 

 branches cut away Mr. Miles saw a well-formed letter T. 

 He got it for the mere asking. U is from Clifton Springs, 

 New York; V from Plains of Abraham, Quebec, Canada, 

 where Wolf died ; W near Attica, New York ; X on Little 

 Roundtop, Gettsburg, Pennsylvania ; Y in the vicinity 

 of Petersburg, Virginia, where the well-known tunnel was 

 exploded in the Civil War, and Z near Attica, New York. 



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