Foster, Edwin W · Boston : Ginn and Company · leaf 127
they were insearch of air. The cypressis a tall, spirelike tree,which has the most deli-Cypress ^atc, feathery needles im- aginable. They drop off in the fall, so that the treeis sometimes called deciduous cypress. The cones areroundish and about an inch long. The timber furnishedby this tree is… … Fig. 12 THE EVERGREENS 119 for invalids, especially consumptives, are frequentlybuilt in the midst of great fir forests, that the sufferersmay inhale the pure mountain air, laden as it is withthe odors of the balsam fir. The needles are often usedto fill pillows, which are said to soothe tired and…
Woodwork · Trees
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