THE WHITEBEAM 



GENERAL REMARKS. 



HE charm of endless variety is to be found about the 

 growth of trees of different species, in every part, in 

 every stage, at every season of the year. The posture ot 

 the buds and young leaves, and its gradual modification, 

 is one among many unvarying causes which affect the appearance of 

 the trees in Spring, and give to each its individual character. 



The young leaves of Elm, Beech, Lime, and Hazel, for example, 

 are found drooping from the twig, and the partly opened leaves of 

 the Horse Chestnut and Sycamore, though so differently arranged, take 

 up the same position. The newly unfolded leaves of the Whitebeam, 

 on the contrary, stand bolt upright, irrespective of the angle of the 

 twig which carries them. On the horizontal twigs, with which they 

 form a right angle, they are naturally most conspicuous, and not the 

 less so for their coating of white felt. 



