THE WTHITE SPRUCE {Ptcea Canadensis) 

 Dark hlue-green or pale blue foliage, leaves crowded on smooth twigs, cone slenderly cylindrical, 2 inches long, with thin, 

 flexible, entire scales — these traits belong to this species. The white wood is now much in demand for making paper. The 

 pale leaves and bark give the tree its name 



THE BLACK SPRUCE (Picea Mariana) 

 This tree has pubescent twigs and spiny, blue-green foilage. The little oval cones, which become globose as their stiff 

 scales spread, cling for years. There seems to be little justification for the word "black" in its name, for bark is greyish-brown, 

 and the wood pale yellow . Y?t a Northern bog clothed with acres of this growth is a sombre, monotonous stretch 



