FOREST TREES 



the neighboring firs and spruces and 

 unfolded its large, regular crown of 

 dense dark foliage, relieved underneath 

 by the thin, shining, silvery to golden- 

 yellow bark, torn here and there into 

 shreds that curled back upon them- 

 selves around the stem. 



The white elm, well represented in 

 the avenues of ]!*^ew England, is widely 

 distributed. It is a tree for the mea- 

 dow, although its natural grace and, 

 one might almost say, inborn gentle- 

 ness are preserved along the fringes 

 of the forest and on the banks of 

 streams. It needs some room to show 

 the refinement of its closely interwoven 

 spray. Watch its beauty as it sways 

 in the light wind ; or look at a grove of 

 elms after a hoar-frost on some early 

 morning in winter, when the leaves are 

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