A Reverence for WoodThe special knowledge of which wood is suited to which task, the ready identification of native trees, the reverence for wood, the instinctive knowledge that wood can warm the soul as well as the body -- these virtues of a bygone age are revived in Eric Sloane's remarkable work. Heavily illustrated, with a section on identification of nearly sixty native trees, A REVERENCE FOR WOOD provides an illuminating view of the resource that made possible so much of the early settlement of North America. |
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... of view that is employed in the text and represented in the illustrations on the pages that follow . SYCAMORE ( Buttonball and / or Buttonwood ) —is easily 99 A Compact Description for Recognizing a of the Typical American Trees.
... of view that is employed in the text and represented in the illustrations on the pages that follow . SYCAMORE ( Buttonball and / or Buttonwood ) —is easily 99 A Compact Description for Recognizing a of the Typical American Trees.
Page 106
... SYCAMORE maple is also called " False Sycamore " in the United States ; in Europe it is known only as the sycamore . It , too , has key fruit that clings to the twigs throughout winter , and its buds remain green . The bark breaks off ...
... SYCAMORE maple is also called " False Sycamore " in the United States ; in Europe it is known only as the sycamore . It , too , has key fruit that clings to the twigs throughout winter , and its buds remain green . The bark breaks off ...
Page 107
... Sycamore Maple has a leat much like Norway Maple but trunk like vore !! Sycamore Two forms of silver maple Red Maple 区 is QUITE RED FREQUENT MATURE SHAPE Ash - leaf Maple-- ( box elder ) PINE - is a softwood that is used in modern.
... Sycamore Maple has a leat much like Norway Maple but trunk like vore !! Sycamore Two forms of silver maple Red Maple 区 is QUITE RED FREQUENT MATURE SHAPE Ash - leaf Maple-- ( box elder ) PINE - is a softwood that is used in modern.
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