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128 TEXAS NATURE OBSERVATIONS AND REEiINISCENCES.
ithles, setlihes. Tle rinarkable
I Ir't ofthis ird lcoullter however.
\ was thle fact tai it was plhoto-
'a0hed on a hl'e f olt' oak
Trlie steni., w\,hih in itself wais n
p henomnleon, harllv ever wit-
ness d agilln i1 a lif'tilll '. X1s this
m:eoirmous and century old (,ak tro
sliowetl anlotlier tree-i haaekherry
i r ie ll1l ilg'11gr\O l i the entir i;('l'1'\ V I i't' \C li (,\'t'll l({ '+'1)('1' Ill-
g:Yrail fle aru11 )l d!( 11th 1111)('r rig'h
si(d+ t u"lk (of l' (th I< k h tire as we ll
in its broad "ll tial part o lv
bt1t ty eo t1(1 I, se,-en wit h iis t w ot
main branchs, seenr also on the
1 12 oiff lil ;al dirr 1iolls. InPICTURKESQUE FOREST ScE NIti;RY N EAR THE SALADIO 1RIVI;R Ii ;Ni, IEi .OW SAN XANTlNIO
length of the oak tree stem, andl
it resembled a large broad vine.
encireljn the oak like a huge
sniakc.
The photograph of the grand
old oak tree shows part of the
main outer root of the haeckberrv
tree, perfectly ingrafted at the
base ,part, and the all
around ingrown part of the hack-sliie of' its j.an ned in (,ondition
inside both trunks of the oak, the
hackberry was in fully normal
condition otherwise: and the
smaller branches were covered
with dried up) leaves (being mid-
winter): and the smaller branches
were all around loaded with the
red hackberries.
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Menger, R. Texas Nature Observations and Reminiscenses, book, 1913; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth143558/m1/132/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries.