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OUTLINE FOE TREE DESCEIPTION. 



Tree as a whole: size, general form, trunk, branching, 

 twigs, character of bark, color of bark on trunk, branches, 

 and fine spray. 



Leaves : parts, arrangement, kinds, size, thickness, form, 

 edges, veining, color, surface, duration. 



Buds : position, size, form, covering, number, color. 



Sap and juice. 



Flowers : size, shape, color, parts, odor, position, time of 

 blooming, duration. 



Fruit: size, kind, form, color when young and when 

 ripe, time of ripening, substance, seeds, duration, useful- 

 ness. 



Wood (often necessaj-Uy omitted): hardness, weight, 

 color, grain, markings, durability. 



Remarks : the peculiarities not brought out by the above 

 outline. 



FOUR FORMS OF TREE DESCRIPTION. 



I. A bare skeleton description written by aid of topical 

 outline from observation of single tree and its 

 parts. 

 n. A connected description conveying as many facts 

 given in outline as can well be brought into good 

 English sentences. This a description of a single 

 tree. 



III. A connected readable description of a certain kind 

 of tree, made up from observation of many trees of 

 same species to be found in neighborhood. 



lY. Third description, including information to be ob- 

 tained from outside sources in regard to origin, 

 geographical distribution, hardness, character of 

 wood, habits, durability, etc. 



