528 OUR WOODLAND TREES. 
from the Tree to the receptacle prepared for it, its 
valuable juice. A species of ‘manna’ too, which 
is found in white grains on the tender skin of the 
young twigs, is collected from this Tree. 
Introduced into Britain in the year 1629, Larix 
europea will attain in this country a height of a 
hundred feet. In habit of growth it is, as we have 
seen, pyramidal, its branches extending horizon- 
tally from its stem, widest near the ground, and 
diminishing upwards, thus exhibiting a cone- 
shaped appearance. Its branches, however, droop 
at their edges, giving a feathery and graceful look 
to the Tree. Its leaves, instead of being rigid, are 
soft, and of a light green colour. They are pro- 
duced in what are called fascicles, or little bundles, 
alternately along the stems of the twigs, and are 
usually about an inch in length. They have, 
indeed, an appearance which may not inappro- 
priately be likened to little tufts of grass placed at 
intervals along the twigs. The flowers of the 
Larch are produced early in the spring. Its cones 
are borne erect on the twigs, and are ovate in form, 
from an inch to an inch and a quarter in length. 
The accompanying illustration, on page 529, shows 
