. Contributions to the botany of Vermont. Plants -- Vermont. RKD MULBERRY Leaf and fruit, X %. Morus rubra Linn. The red mulberry was dis- covered at Pownal in south- western Vermont by William Oakes some seventy years ago. W. W. Eggleston re- cently found a few trees near Pownal showing that it still occurs there occasionally at least. It is typically a more southern tree and this station is probably nearly at its northern limit. It becomes a tree of medium size at the south,but these Pownal plants were scarcely more than shrubs, six to fifteen feet in height. Students of trees in the souther
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. Contributions to the botany of Vermont. Plants -- Vermont. RKD MULBERRY Leaf and fruit, X %. Morus rubra Linn. The red mulberry was dis- covered at Pownal in south- western Vermont by William Oakes some seventy years ago. W. W. Eggleston re- cently found a few trees near Pownal showing that it still occurs there occasionally at least. It is typically a more southern tree and this station is probably nearly at its northern limit. It becomes a tree of medium size at the south, but these Pownal plants were scarcely more than shrubs, six to fifteen feet in height. Students of trees in the southern counties should be on the lookout for it elsewhere WHITE MULBERRY. Morus alba Linn. Some years ago there was considerable discussion and some experi- ments upon the feasibility of silk-worm culture in the United States. At this time the white mulberry was planted in many places in the state. These trees have proved hardy and occasionally spontaneous seedlings have appeared. MAGNOLIA FAMILY TULIPTREE. lAriodendron tulipifera Linn. The tuliptree is included in this list of native Vermont trees, although few native trees can be pointed out. The ti-ee was authentically reported in the Appendix to Thompson's Vermont in 1853. It then oc- curred occasionally in Ben- nington county along the Hoo- sick river. A single native speci- men of it was recently reported from North Pownal by Eggle- ston, showing that it is not yet extinct. It is to be hoped that tree lovers located in that I. TULIPTREE Leaves, flowers and fruit, X Vi-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. University of Vermont. Botany Dept; Middlebury College. Burlington, Vt. : Botanical Dept. , University of Vermont