THE COTTONWOOD {Popuhn dehoi,ie,A 



The quick-growing tree assume? dignity with age, though wind breaks its limbs. The .eaves keep fresh despite the smoke 

 and dust. The catkins appear before the leaves in March. On pistillate trees the seeds ripen in green balls, which open to dis- 



The wood is now being used for boxes ' 



charge their flufTv contents in May. The buds are sealed with wax. 



