THE ASH. 



GENERAL REMARKS. 



N a young tree the constant features that differentiate its 

 species are clearly marked. In old trees the branches 

 become all alike rucjged and distorted and much indi- 

 viduality is lost. 



This is especially the case where the beauty of the young tree 

 lies in its slender and delicate form. On the other hand, with such 

 trees as the oak and the alder, time and the stress of weather, by 

 accentuating their gnarled and angular growth, give them a new 

 picturesqueness in their old age. 



A PENDENT BRANCH. 



