WOODY PLANTS. 
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Are the branches much subdivided ? 
What proportion of the trunk is below the lowest 
branches ? 
Observe whether field-trees and forest-trees differ 
in this respect. 
Answer the same questions in regard to Fig. 239. 
Fig. 240. Fig. 241. Fig. 212. 
Which of these pictures represent definite trunks? 
Which indefinite trunks ? 
If the head of a tree is cone-shaped, which of its 
branches are longest ? 
If the head is round, which are longest ? 
Mention all the differences you see between Figs. 
239 and 240. 
Which of the pictures shows the most compact 
head ? 
Are its branches more subdivided than the others? 
When you are somewhat acquainted with the 
woody plants of your neighborhood, find among them 
an evergreen and observe it carefully throughout the 
year. Describe, in your note-book, its appearance in 
winter. Watch it in spring, and note the changes 
produced on it by the warm weather. See if any of 
its foliage ever falls; or if it changes color in the 
course of the year. Watch for its flowers and fruit. 
Observe the appearance of its bark, and whether it 
looks the same in different parts of the tree. 
Make and record similar observations upon a de¬ 
ciduous tree. Describe its winter aspect. What time 
does it put forth leaves ? When does it flower ? Does 
its foliage change in color after it is full grown? If 
so, how ? When does it fall ? Compare the bark of 
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