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NATURE STUDY REVIEW 



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Figure 1. — White Elm. 



the characterless object many beHeve. Freed from its covering 

 of leaves, the skeleton of the tree is revealed and with the method 

 •of branching thus clearly discernible, the species may generally 

 be more readily identified at a distance than in its summer garb. 

 There are many forms, moreover, that are difficult to distinguish 

 from summer features alone but which in winter have twig, bud 

 or other characters which make their separation comparatively 

 easy. 



Jn the present brief article only the identificational side of 



