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young tree, and the long, spindle-shaped pointed buds, 

 make it easily recognizable even in Avinter. 



The Copper Beech, closely related, if not identical, to 

 our own, made up those Birnam woods, whose approach 

 was to foretell the death of Macbeth. 



The Chestnut has been already fully described. See 

 pp. 71-73. 



Buttonwood. leaf and ball. 



The Buttonwood or Sfcamore (Platanus Occidentalis) : 



This is the largest and loftiest of all our native trees. 

 Its broad spreading branches and large leaves form a 



