QUERCUS ALBA 



until every foot of earth had its 

 latent possibilities of life. Then, 

 and not until then, the cycle of the 

 seasons was complete, and while 

 the mild Arkansas Winter passed, 

 vegetable life was dormant. 



With the coming of the following 

 Spring and the renewed flow of sap, 

 from the dull brown of Winter the 

 plateau again took on the tinge of 

 green, as each little seedling put on 

 its season's dress. At first that 

 was all, until Spring drew into 



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