NATURE STUDY MADE EASY 



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When the young tree begins to branch, buds form in a circle, 

 and become a circle of branches. The middle bud is stronger than 

 any of the others, and it forms the trunk of the tree. 



The true pine is an evergreen. It has leaves which grow in 

 groups of from two to five wrapped together. The cones are thick 

 and woody. At the base of the leaves are some thin, dry, hard 

 scales. 



PITCH PINE 



HEMLOCK 



BALSAM FIR 



The spruce and hemlock have single leaves attached to little 

 ridges on the stem. 



I am sure you would like to be able to distinguish the best 

 known members of the pine family, and to know the difference 

 between a true pine, a spruce tree, a hemlock, a balsam fir, a cedar, 

 and a cypress. All these trees bear cones. 



SUGGESTED WORK FOR CLASS 



Bring in sprays of the pine, hemlock, spruce, balsam fir, cedar. Draw. 

 Bring in cones. Compare them. Draw them. 

 What is the difference between leaves of white pine and hemlock? 

 What is the difference between cones of the balsam fir and hemlock? 



