The Christmas Spirits and the Trees: December
The Christmas Spirits and the Trees: December
Our ancestors who lived across the Big Water used to decorate their homes with the branches of the Evergreens in winter as a refuge for the…
The Christmas Spirits and the Trees: December: Pines
I. THE GIFTS OF THE PINE FAMILY In addition to the fact that they are so intimately related to the good times of the Christmas season there…
The Christmas Spirits and the Trees: December: California
In our illustrations we show five varieties: The Mexican Nut-Pine, of Arizona; Parry's Nut, native to lower California; Rocky Mountain Nut…
The Christmas Spirits and the Trees: December: Grows
Sugar-Pine: Another giant among the Pines. Not only is it a giant in size (12 x 220), but it bears, I believe, the biggest of all the…
The Christmas Spirits and the Trees: December: Tamarack
Tamarack: Is also a Larch--frequently called simply "the Larch." L : separate, 4-angled, 1-1 1/2 long; 2 X 60. Newfoundland to Minnesota…
The Christmas Spirits and the Trees: December: Cedar
Arbor-Vitce or White Cedar, shown in our illustration (L : 1/4; C : 1/3-1/2; 1 1/2 X 60), grows from Nova Scotia to Minn., south to N. C…
The Christmas Spirits and the Trees: December: Birches
Beech: Very hard, heavy, strong, and tough, though not durable in contact with the soil. Chairs, handles, woodenware, cooperage, flooring…
The Christmas Spirits and the Trees: December: Hornbeam
Hornbeam: But, speaking of hard woods, the palm goes to the Hornbeam, otherwise, for this very reason, known as "Ironwood." You remember my…
The Christmas Spirits and the Trees: December: Locust
Locust: Both the Black and Yellow Locusts are very heavy, strong, and durable. Locust wood is widely used for fence-posts and is excellent…
The Christmas Spirits and the Trees: December: Maple
Maple: Of the many varieties of maple, the kind the that furnished the delicious syrup for the breakfast-cakes also ranks first in the…