TREK STEMS 



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one nia\- plaiiil}- sec in the Ijjndon s(juares, where 

 this tree l;i'<)\\s so remarkabh' well. Its stem is 

 always pcelini;' more or less throUL^hout the \ear, 

 and possibl)- that fact ma\- be one of the reasons 



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of its flourishing so well in the midst of smoke 

 and foi;". 



Trees shed their bark in man\- different wa\-s. 



A reference to the illustrations will show the 

 concentric rinses of the horse-chestnut, the scjuare 



