TREES 333 



TREES 



ANONYMOUS 



For a Class Exercise 



First Pupil. 



Forest trees have always " haunted me like a 

 passion." Let us summon a few of them, prime 

 favorites, and familiar to the American forest. 



Second Pupil 



First the Aspen, what soft silver-gray tints on its 

 leaves, how smooth its mottled bark, its whole shape 

 how delicate and sensitive! 



Third Pupil. 



Next the Elm, how noble the lift and droop of its 

 branches; it has the shape of the Greek vase, such 

 lavish foliage, running down the trunk to the very 

 roots, as if a rich vine were wreathed around it! 



Fourth Pupil. 



Then the Maple, what a splendid cupola of leaves 

 it builds up into the sky, and in autumn, its crimson 

 is so rich, one might term it the blush of the woods! 



