FOREST TREES 



it does not continue its vagaries to 

 the end. 



It is to be noted that these forms are 

 not without a purpose and a meaning. 

 Under difficulties and obstacles the 

 twigs and branches have groped their 

 way ; often one part has been sacrificed 

 for the good of another, in order that 

 all gifts of air, and moisture, and light 

 might be received in the fullness of 

 then' worth. Thus the entire frame- 

 work of the tree becomes infused 

 with life and meaning, almost with 

 sense, and its character is reflected in 

 its expression. 



The observer is also impressed by 

 the character of the foliage. The 

 leaves are usually rather blunt and 

 ponderous, varying a little — as, in- 

 deed, do those of several other trees 

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