THIRD WEEK] December 327 



beside it ! Its sturdy roots, sound wood, and pliant branches 

 all spell power. Nevertheless, the old, old struggle is as 

 fierce, as unending, here as everywhere. A monarch of 

 the forest has gained its supremacy only by a lifelong 

 battle with its own kind and with a horde of alien enemies. 



From the heart of the tropics to the limit of tree- 

 growth in the northland we find the battle of life waged 

 fiercely, root contending with root for earth-food, branch 

 with branch for the light which means life. 



In a severe wrestling match, the moments of supremest 



