STUDIES OF TREES IN WINTER 



and color. Each tree has definite traits of its 



own which distinguish it from every other tree, 



and by tracing individual characteristics in the 



branches, trunk, stems, buds, and leaf-scars we 



are able to identify every tree with certainty. 



_ . By observing the shapes and sen- 



Trunk and J . iV r .* 



Branches e outlines ot trees in winter 



we are able to recognize them at 

 a distance. This study of tree forms adds much 

 to the pleasure of a railroad journey or a win- 

 ter's drive in the 

 country, and ac- 

 curacy is acquired 

 by constant prac- 

 tice when we walk 

 in the woods and 

 fields and can 

 verify the name 

 of each tree. In 

 this way we be- 

 come familiar 

 with the common 

 trees, and learn 

 to know the pre- 

 dominating trees 

 of the forests through which we pass, often 

 recognizing a rare species the distance of a 

 field away. 



TREE WITH A DELIQUESCENT 

 TRUNK 



