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NATURE STUDY

TREES.

Where do trees grow to be 500 ft. high? 1940.

From what tree is the word "book"derived? 192.

What tree is believed never to be struck by lightning? 193.

What is one of our most valued timber-trees? 1367.

What is the character of red oakwood? 1367.

Which of the oaks is a valued ornamental tree? 1367.

Which is the strongest of oak trees? 1367.

What oak wood is used in cooperage? 1367.

What oak has evergreen leaves, and is used in shipbuilding? 1367.

How many pounds of sugar will a maple tree yield? 1166.

What is bird's-eye maple? 1166.

What is one of the first trees to bloom in the spring? 1167.

How is boxelder related to maples? 1166.

What is black ash used for? 118.

To what family does the elder tree belong? 594.

Why is the white elm famous in history? 609.

Is the pecan a hickory nut? 872.

Does white poplar come from the poplar tree? 1528.

What is the aspen tree? 1528.

What is the sweet bay tree? 1147.

What tree produces turpentine, rosin and tar? 1492.

What tree prevents the banks of streams from being worn away? 2090*

What chestnut tree produces only one nut? 379.

What wood is used in making artificial limbs? 282.

What is the horse chestnut? 887.

What wood was used for Egyptian mummy cases? 1858.

When are butternuts used for pickles? 297.

What is the plane tree mentioned in the Bible? 1858.

What tree does red cedar come from? 354.

What tree is the white cedar? 492.

What is the cedar of Lebanon? 354.

What is the enemy of the locust tree? 1107.

WThat are the gum trees? 631.

What leaves does the German maid use on her wedding day? 1294*

What wood is used for tool handles? 541.

What is the national flower of Flanders? 149.

How does hemlock compare with pine wood? 860.

What is spruce-beer made from? 675.

What is Mexican honey water? 26.

What plant is called by mistake century plant? 25.

On what tree does the cocoanut grow? 1412.

What tree produces sago? 1412.

Where does vegetable ivory come from? 950, 1412.

What is a common food article of the Arabs? 505.

Where are Smyrna figs grown? 660.

Describe the pomegranate fruit. 1523.

Where are olives grown? 1379.

How many bunches does a banana plant produce? 1:65.

How is lemon.extract obtained? 1052.

Where is citron grown? 402.

Why is the apple called the king of fruits? 85.

To what family of plants does the apple belong? 85.

What is the greatest apple country in the world? 85.

Where does the apple thrive best? 85.

For what is the common apple tree rightly valued? 85.

Of what country is the peach a native? 1434.

What fruits are related to the peach? 1434.

What is the nectarine? 1434.

How are peaches trained in England? 1434.

In what months should peach trees be gone over? 1434.

What two fruits are related to the pear? 1435.

What place does the pear hold among orchard fruits? 1435.

What is a pome? 1523.

What plum is splashed with spots of red? 1506.

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