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St. Nicholas (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Scribner · leaf 142

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Fig. 1$. Sycamore. Fi£. IS.Wkitewood or tulip. DIAGRAM OF LEAVES.704 OUR FRIENDS THK TREES. 705 leaves are almost alike, being compound andhaving a variable number of leaflets arrangedon a long stem. The butternut stem has fromnine to seventeen leaflets, and the black-walnut … AVENfE OK C.INGKOUNDS, WASH! MilON, I>. own, giving what tlie botanists call a double-toothed edge, and the base of the leaf nextthe stem is heart-shaped or scalloped. In the beech leaf notice that the scallopedbase is missing, and the teeth—the distinguish-ing feature—are decidedly different,…

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