FOREST TREES 



In the South, especially in Florida 

 and along the Gulf, the cypress trees 

 are likely to be overloaded with stream- 

 ers of gray, mosslike tillandsia. This 

 epiphytic plant, commonly known as 

 "Florida moss" or "hanging moss," 

 sometimes hides the entire mass of 

 foliage, and lends a funereal aspect 

 to whole groves and forests of these 

 trees, detracting much from their 

 beauty. 



One of the prettiest coniferous trees 

 in the East is the hemlock. Whatever 

 may be the prejudice against the com- 

 mercial qualities of this tree, — for the 

 value of its wood is not now appre- 

 ciated as it should be, — its appear- 

 ance is admired by all who know it. I 

 call it " pretty " because it is fine and 

 neat when young and grows to be 



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