GROWING TREES 
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Collecting.—It should be of interest to pupils to col¬ 
lect samples of different kinds of woods near the home 
or school. By using a saw, sections, six or eight inches 
long, may be cut from limbs two inches in diameter. 
These samples may be cut at an angle on one end as 
shown in the diagram. 
A study of the grain and texture of the wood may be 
made. White oak, black oak, post oak, red oak, syca- 
Fig. 47.—Wood samples sawed to show the grain. 
more, red maple, silver maple, elm, black gum, sweet 
gum, hickory, pecan, walnut, locust, willow, cedar, cot¬ 
tonwood, Bois d’arc, dogwood, holly, sassafras, ironwood, 
linden, pine, ash, and honey locust are found in many 
communities. Such a collection provides an interesting 
study in the differences of hardness and softness of our 
native woods. A leaf mount of the trees of the com¬ 
munity will aid in learning the kinds of trees. 
QUESTIONS 
1. What is forestry? 
2. Explain arboriculture. 
