Foster, Edwin W · Boston : Ginn and Company · leaf 84
cfoot weighing nearly sixty pounds. It isas hard as it is heavy, and although it takesa high polish and has a fine grain, it soondulls the edge of a tool. Before the age of steel, when all ships fig. 89. Leaf ofwere wooden, it was much used in ship- ^^^ ^^^building, and the government bought large… … CHAPTER VII BROAD-LEAVED TREES: THE MAPLES It is the maple family to wliich we are indebted formuch of the glorious coloring of our autumn landscapes. It is true that all trees play their part in the generalcolor scheme, but for the brilliant reds and scarlets ofthe fall foliage we must look to the…
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