TREES WHOSE PRODUCTS 



ARE 

 USEFUL SUBSTANCES 



FROM THE SUGAR MAPLE TO THE TURPENTINE TREE 



EVERYONE who had the good fortune to be 

 born in New England and to live in the 

 country will treasure among the most 

 pleasant reminiscences of his boyhood the recol- 

 lection of his first visit to a "sugar bush." 



The sweet sap drawn through a magic spigot 

 from a hole in the tree trunk; the boiling pot in 

 which the sap was transformed into the most 

 delectable of syrups; the transformation of the 

 syrup into a wax of quite matchless flavor by 

 pouring it on the snow these are things that have 

 no counterpart. They must be experienced to be 

 appreciated, and no one who has experienced 

 them is likely to forget them. 



To the unfortunate who has not been privileged 

 to visit a sugar bush, the product of the maple is 

 usually known only in its ultimate crystallized 

 form in which it constitutes a brownish sugar of 



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