TREES AT LEISURE 



fidences to those who love it. 

 It is indeed a superficial ac- 

 quaintance that depends upon 

 the garb worn for half the year ; 

 and to those who know them, 

 the trees display even more 

 individuality in the winter than 

 in the summer. The summer is 

 the tree's period of reticence, 

 when, behind its mysterious veil 

 of green, it is so busy with its 

 own life processes that it has 

 no time for confidences, and 

 may only now and then fling us 

 a friendly greeting. 



The recognition of trees in 

 the season of winter is a matter 

 of experience and may not be 

 learned from a book. Often 

 the differences that distinguish 

 them are too subtle to be put 

 into words. However, some spe- 

 cies portray their individuality 



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