Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 235
THE LUMP ON THE TREE Orange, N. J.Dear St. Nicholas: On page 691 of your magazine forJune, 1909, you published a picture of a young forester … A YOUNG FORESTER USING HIS ARM FOR MEASURING. using his arm for measuring. On the top of the trunkthere was a great lump. What caused this lump? Thispicture was an illustration from The Boy Timber Cruisersof Carolina. Yours, Frederick Schintzer. The large bunch is a burl, the name by which…
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