Trees, Shown to the Children

Chapter 21: PLATE XIX THE JUNIPER

Open in WeRead

Explore more books like this:

Children & Young Adult Reading Nature/Gardening/Animals

About This Book

This work presents a detailed exploration of various tree species, featuring 32 colored plates that illustrate each type. It serves as an educational resource for children, highlighting the characteristics and significance of trees in nature. The content is structured to engage young readers with vivid imagery and informative descriptions, fostering an appreciation for the natural world. Each plate is accompanied by text that describes the tree's features, habitat, and ecological role, making it a valuable tool for learning about botany and the environment.

PLATE XIX
THE JUNIPER

In the Bible we read that when Elijah fled from the cruel persecution of King Ahab and the wicked Queen Jezebel, he sat down under a Juniper tree to rest. When we look at the Juniper as it grows in this country, we wonder how the prophet could have found rest beside such a prickly tree, or shade beneath such a small one. But in other lands the Juniper grows much taller; and as all books about trees give it a place beside its relations the Yew and the Scotch Pine, it must be included among the common trees you should learn to know.