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NATURE STUDY 



nate leaves; fruits 

 whose covering is 

 used for dyeing and 

 whose sweet and 

 wholesome kernel 

 abounds in oil. 

 Their wood is very- 

 valuable. 



The Ash is sec- 

 ond in the value 

 of its timber only 

 to the oak, which 

 it resembles in 

 the grain of its 



The tree itself 

 is very large and 

 much handsomer 

 than the common 

 locust. 



The Walnuts a.nd 

 Hickories : 



These trees are 

 closely related, bo- 

 tanically and eco- 

 nomically. Both 

 are lofty timber 

 trees, with aromat- 

 ic, compound-pin- 



Shagbark Hickory 



