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CM. 20 Ccel liii^h, hoiglil of llio Irunk lo Ihc Iowosl braiu'h oa. \) 

 leet and ils circuinferenci' al)()ul 2 fecl, hul lliore are possibly slill 

 larger specimens. 



Comnwn Roman. The eiuls of Ihe shoots die somewhal l'ar 

 down as a rule, bul Ihere are some fairly large trees of about the 

 same dimensions as Ihe Scandinavian rowan; llie Iree is often grown 

 up against the walls of the houses. 



Elm. The shools die at Ihe lips. There are Irees of at leasl 

 12 leet in heighl; bul il is nol mueh plaiiled. 



l'lfe'. I!)9. Larch (Larix decUliia MillJ in bud. Some ol the shriibs lo Ihe lelt aiul beliiiul ure beech, to the 

 right maple. The fjarden was lald out about 40 years a},'o. The place is exposed but sheltered from the 

 west wInd l)y a high stone diko ; yet the stems show the dircction and iiitlucnce of tlic wcst wInd. (K. B. phot.). 



Birch. The tips of the shools die some\vhal far down; only 

 small specimens are found. 



Willow. The year's shools die far down; it remains usually 

 only a shrub with more or less decumbent stem. 



Alder. The tops of the shoots die down somewhal; one spe- 

 cimen measured ca. 8 — 9 feet. 



Asb. The shoots seem to mature; only small Irees have been 

 seen (ca. 8—9 feet). 



Beech. The shoots do nol seem lo die al Ihe ends but they 

 are in general short and thin ; some specimens, most probably the 

 largest on the islands, planled by Pastor Bauer about 40 years 

 ago probably, are almost of a man's height, shrub-like and the 

 slem below is ca. 3 — 4 inches in diameter (see lig. 199, wliere Ihe 



