while the cones of the spruce are not deciduous and do not come apart 

 on shedding their seeds. If the ends of the needles of the spruce are 

 touched with the bare hands it is found that they are sharp like a 



needle, while those of the fir are 

 blunt and wider. The needles in both 

 are of about the same length but in 

 the spruce they are scattered clear 

 around the branches, while on the 

 fir they are in two rows, one on 

 each side of the little branch. Even 

 on looking at the two trees from a 

 distance one can tell them apart; 

 the spruce is more conical than the 

 fir, which is like a spire pointing 

 skyward. 



In the countries where the 

 spruces are plentiful they are ex- 

 tensively used for making paper 

 pulp because the wood is soft and 

 white and has a long fiber. 



Pitch Pine Needles, 

 sheath. 



Three in a 



If Mother Nature patches 

 The leaves of trees and vines, 

 I'm sure she does her darning 

 With needles of the pine. 



They are so long and slender, 

 And sometimes, in full view, 

 They have their threads of cobwebs, 

 And thimbles made of dew. 



Wm. H. Hayne 



THE WHITE PINE 



This tree ought to be one of our 

 best known trees. When we see it 

 growing in the open we recognize it 

 at once by the cluster of fine, 

 bluish-green leaves situated near 

 the ends of the branches. The 

 leaves are generally from three to 

 four inches in length, five in a 

 sheath, and somewhat grayish on 

 the underside. They are soft, like 

 grass, to the touch and make fine 

 beds for the woodsman and hunter. 

 We see on the very young trees a 



quite different bark from that Branch of White Pine. Five needles 



which is found on the old trees. 



The bark of the former is thin and of grayish green, while that of the 

 latter is divided into large, flat ridges with shallow openings between. 



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