
Trees, Shown to the Children
by C. E. Smith
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About This Book
This book was written for children to help them to learn to recognise and love the trees of the countryside. It explains how trees grow, about their flowers and seeds, the uses of different kinds of wood and the importance of trees to our environment.
Chapters (173)
- TREES
- LIST OF PLATES
- PLATE I THE OAK
- PLATE II THE BEECH
- PLATE III THE BIRCH
- PLATE IV THE ALDER
- PLATE V THE HORNBEAM
- PLATE VI THE HAZEL
- PLATE VII THE LIME OR LINDEN
- PLATE VIII THE COMMON ELM AND WYCH OR BROAD-LEAVED ELM
- PLATE IX THE ASH
- PLATE X THE FIELD MAPLE
- PLATE XI THE SYCAMORE, OR GREAT MAPLE, OR MOCK PLANE
- PLATE XII THE ORIENTAL PLANE
- PLATE XIII THE WHITE POPLAR OR ABELE TREE
- PLATE XIV THE ASPEN
- PLATE XV THE WHITE WILLOW
- PLATE XVI THE GOAT WILLOW OR SALLOW
- PLATE XVII THE SCOTCH PINE OR SCOTCH FIR
- PLATE XVIII THE YEW
- PLATE XIX THE JUNIPER
- PLATE XX THE LARCH
- PLATE XXI THE SPRUCE FIR
- PLATE XXII THE SILVER FIR
- PLATE XXIII THE HOLLY
- PLATE XXIV THE WILD CHERRY OR GEAN
- PLATE XXV THE WHITEBEAM
- PLATE XXVI THE ROWAN OR MOUNTAIN ASH
- PLATE XXVII THE HAWTHORN
- PLATE XXVIII THE BOX
- PLATE XXIX THE WALNUT
- PLATE XXX THE SWEET CHESTNUT OR SPANISH CHESTNUT
- PLATE XXXI THE HORSE CHESTNUT
- PLATE XXXII THE CEDAR OF LEBANON
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