226 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE FARM 



grown full-lcavcd single trees. So, nature makes of every 

 open wotxlland glade, a tkinning s>'lvan ])ictiire. 



Study 32. Observations on the Decorative Features of 

 Tree Growth in Early Summer 



The weather, when this study is undertaken, must be such 

 as ^^^ll permit one to sit do\\Ti out-of-doors and study for a 

 time, ^^^th comfort, the details of the landscape outspread 

 before him. If the student has no familiarity with the 

 decorati\-e values of foliage masses, let him read the preced- 

 ing pages while sitting where illustrations of the foliage 

 phenomena cited may be drawn from nature. One may 

 often see many foliage types by looking out of his window 

 over well-planted grounds, if native woods be absent. 



Photographic prints, (preferably blue-prints), of the scenes 

 selected for S]:)ecial stud\', or maps sho^^ang outlines of tree 

 masses, may be prepared in advance and suppHed by the 

 instructor. 



The program of work for this study ma}^ consist of : 



1. An examination of the scaffolding by means of which 

 some broad-leaved tree holds its leaf masses up to the light, 

 and a comparison of method in solitary and clustered trees. 

 Also a comparison of imicr and outer aspects of some small 

 clump of trees. 



2. An examination of leaf sprays as to leaf an-angement 

 and its relation to light cx])osure, and to the fonnation of 

 the larger foliage masses that adoni the landscape. 



3. A detailed study of several landscapes, selected for 

 the beauty and variety of tree growth within the view. 

 Study the foliage masses formed by the different kinds of 

 trees, comparing them as to color, fonn and texture, setting 

 down as worthy of consideration whatever appeals to you 

 as being good to look upon, and indicating the features of it 



