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FIG. 255. BIRCH-TREE (Betula alba). 



Its lightness and grace have earned it the name of " the Lady of the Woods." It is a tree that demands plenty of light, 

 and therefore is only to be found on the outskirts of woods or in the open. EUROPE, N. ASIA, and N. AMERICA. 



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