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THE YEGETABLE KINGDOM. 



10. BETULACE.E (Betula alba) Birch. 



(Alnus glutinosa) Alder. 



The Birch and Alder are both 

 well-known trees in our 

 plantations, the Alder is 

 often confounded with the 

 Elder. The bark of the 

 Birch tree contains tannin ; 

 it is used to tan skins in 

 B-ussia, and gives to Russian 

 leather its peculiar qualities. 



Birch. 



Alder. 



11. ULMACEJE (Ulnus campestris) Elm. 



The Elm is one of our largest 

 and noblest trees, growing to 

 80 or 90 feet high, it has 

 often a girth of 10 to 11 feet, 

 and forms a very fine tree with 

 a broad crown; the wood is 

 much used for making coffins. 



Elm. 



12. PINACE^ (Taxns baccata) Tew. 

 (Abies larix) Larch. 

 (Laurus nobilis) Bay. 

 (Pinus sylvestris) Scotch Fir. - 



This order contains the various Pines and Firs, together 

 with the Yew and Bay trees, and is sometimes called 



