. Our woodland trees . Trees; Trees. 33. THE HORNBEAM. Carpinus hetulus. Plate 4, Fig. 13. ^j(^ORNBBAM, if translated into 'Hard Tree/ will at once describe the tex- ture of the wood of this species, and give the reason for the origi- nation of its common name. Its wood is, indeed, very close-grained, horny, and tenacious. It grows to a height sometimes of seventy feet, though it is ordinarily found smaller. A deciduous Tree, with persistent retention of withered foliage on its young branches during the winter, as in the case of the Beech, it bears leaves, too, which, in their general characte
. Our woodland trees . Trees; Trees. 33. THE HORNBEAM. Carpinus hetulus. Plate 4, Fig. 13. ^j(^ORNBBAM, if translated into 'Hard Tree/ will at once describe the tex- ture of the wood of this species, and give the reason for the origi- nation of its common name. Its wood is, indeed, very close-grained, horny, and tenacious. It grows to a height sometimes of seventy feet, though it is ordinarily found smaller. A deciduous Tree, with persistent retention of withered foliage on its young branches during the winter, as in the case of the Beech, it bears leaves, too, which, in their general character, bear some resemblance to. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Heath, Francis George, 1843-1913. London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington
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