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tree for cattle that we possess in Great Britain. It is 

 commonly found in burial-places, and the reason for this 

 its alleged to be, that as the preservation of the Yew in 

 the Middle Ag-es was a matter of importance, because its 

 branches were used for the makincr of bows, the burial - 



Fig. 97.— Leaves and Berries of Yew 



ground was chosen on account of its sanctity, which 

 would probably ensure a freedom from damage to all 

 the plants growing ^vithin the enclosure. 

 The Yew is not difficult to recoo-nize. 



1. 



leaves 



cu - ^ — j[' y^ 



niately lie in one plane. Each is about | to 1 inch 



about 



2 



bei 



^ TUe word Urri^ is x\^\ Jiere iii a popular sense. Botaiiically 

 precise definition, to which the *' berry" of the Yew Moe.. r.n^ . 



