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BIRCH 



Jjjj Twigs very slender and long, more 

 or less pendent, branching alternate. 

 Periderm peeling in long white papery 

 films round the stem and branches, 

 -ichich are often silvery white. Leaves 

 loosely hung. 



Betula alha, L. Birch (Figs. 44, 72). The tree may 

 reach 70 — 80 feet but is rarely seen over 50 feet. The 

 irregular white-barked stem and graceful, more or less 



Jbig. 72. Birch {Betula alba) : smooth bark (Irv). 



