FOREST TREES AND FOREST SCENERY 



gone and all its outlines are penciled 

 in finest silver. 



The flowering dogwood is one of our 

 smaller trees, but is exceptionally fa- 

 vored with all manner of beauty. Al- 

 though it is very common in many 

 of the States, and is not without its 

 special uses, it occupies a subordinate 

 position in the eyes of the forester, be- 

 ing often no more than a mere shrub 

 in form. And yet, while some of the 

 larger trees by their majestic presence 

 lend grandeur to the forest, the dog- 

 wood brings to it a charm not easily 

 forgotten. In spring, when it is show- 

 ered all over with interesting, large, 

 creamy-white flowers, it is an emblem 

 of purity. Its leaves, which appear 

 very soon after the bloom, are ele- 

 gantly curved in outline, soft of tex- 

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