Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Scribner · leaf 143
A WMIIE BIRCH. age is a striking feature of our parks and lawns. The white birch, with its .paper-like bark, is another tree which takes a prominent part in the color-scheme of our landscape-gardening. 7o6 OCR FRIENDS THE TREES. [June, There are two distinct kinds of white birch.Tlie one which… … FIG. 19. A BLACK WALNUT. which is waterproof, and was formerly used bythe Indians for canoes. It is a large tree, andits name paper-birch comes from the forma-tion of the bark in layers, which separate asreadily as sheets of paper. The smaller white birch, which is becomingso common on Long Island,…
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