Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 291
e it only oncein order never to forget it. To produce thisfanlike appearance, at least twenty goodleaves are required, so that young plants arenot nearly so handsome. But twenty leavesare about as much as a tree will carry, becauseolder ones disappear as new ones are formed.These new leaves are… … THE TRAVELERS TREE AT THE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF EALA IN THE BELGIAN CONGO whole fabric is not as fragile as it appears, forit will stand strong winds and even hurricanesvery well, thanks to the semi-solid, fibrousmaterial of which the stem is composed, and tothe marvelous elasticity of the leaf…
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