Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 278
its body free.Another remarkable struggle I have called The Wrestlers. Upon a rock overhangingthe sea, two hemlocks grew up together andfound sufficient foothold until they grew toobig for their support. Then the larger one,nearest the land, gradually spread its roots andboughs wider and wider, as… … The Birch Tree Forcing a Boulder Apart.Notice how the tree expands as it rises above the rock. 266 Nature and Science for Young Folks [Jan., seemed struggling for a foothold on the barerock, and the weaker one, apparently over-come, yet holds the victor in a death grip, asmuch as to say, as he…
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