CHAPTEK V 



THE COLLECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF AUTUMN LEAVES- 

 EVERGREENS 



AUTUMN LEAVES 



IN Autumn, when there are comparatively few things to be observed, 

 one might do worse than to collect leaves from the ground, and to dis- 

 cover the kind of trees to which the} 7 belonged by comparing them 

 with the few stragglers which have not yet fallen. 



In order to determine the names of such trees which when found 

 prove to be unfamiliar, it is necessary to find out one or two details 

 with regard to the arrangement of the leaves upon the twigs, and 

 to the formation of other parts of the plants. 



The following synopsis ^ modified from a classification prepared for 

 the use of his students by Mr David Houston will prove useful, and 

 can be elaborated by the addition of details which are to be 

 ascertained during the spring and summer. 



* Field Studies in Natural History. No. 4, " Study of our Native Trees and Shrubs." 

 County Technical Laboratories, Chelmsford. 



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