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Getting Acquainted With the Trees · J. Horace McFarland — chapter 3 of 34 · ~159 words · public domain

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A weeping willow in early spring 100

The weeping willow in a storm 103

A pussy-willow in a park 106

Blooms of the white willow 108, 109

A white willow in a characteristic position 112

Clump of young white willows 116

White poplars in spring-time 119

Carolina poplar as a street tree 123

Winter aspect of the cottonwood 126

Lombardy poplar 129

A mature American elm 136

The delicate tracery of the American elm in winter 139

The English elm in winter 143

Winter effect of tulip trees 148

A great liriodendron in bloom 150

Flowers of the liriodendron 153

The wide-spreading black walnut 162

The American sweet chestnut in winter 165

Sweet chestnut blooms 167

The chinquapin 170

A shagbark hickory in bloom 173

The true nut-eater 178

The American beech in winter 180

The witch-hazel 181

Sweet birch in spring 191

Yellow birches 192

Flowers of the spice-bush 194

Leaves and berries of the American holly 195

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