IV 



A PASSING WORD ABOUT 

 TREES 



To a tree that has grown as God willed, we 

 come without a theory, and with no botanical 

 predilections, enjoying it simply and thank- 

 fully. — James Russell Lowell. 



THE first time I ever saw "Drew 

 Forest," Doctor Upham, my gra- 

 cious host, suddenly said, "Do you want 

 to see the finest thing we have here?" Not 

 waiting for an answer, he started in the 

 direction of Cornell Library. This direc- 

 tion led me vaguely to expect to see a rare 

 book, or an old manuscript, or a historic 

 portrait. But, before we came to the 

 library, the Doctor stopped, backed away 

 from the path, and, with a quick flourish 

 of his right hand and entire arm, as if try- 



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