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and maples, oaks and chestnuts, birches and beeches, hickories 

 and walnuts? Why does the bark separate in ridges or peel off 

 in strips ? Is it not associated with the increase in diameter of the 



trunk? The 

 method of 

 breaking of the 

 bark is different 

 and peculiar for 

 each kind of 

 tree. 



Look at these 

 things; and 

 think about 

 them. 



b. The 



EXPRESSION 

 OF THE TREE. 



Consciously or 

 unconsciously, 

 we think of 

 trees much as we 

 think o f per- 

 sons. They sug- 

 g e s t thoughts 

 and feelings 

 which are also 

 attributes of 

 people. A tree 

 is weeping, gay, 

 restful, spirited, 

 quiet, sombre. 

 That is, trees 

 have expression. 



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A 



30. Sassafras. Type of a bushy-topped tree. 



The expression resides in the observer, however, not in the 

 tree. Therefore, the more the person is trained to observe and 

 to reflect, the more sensitive his mind to the things about him, 

 and the more meaning the trees have. No one loves nature who 



