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Castanea sativa sweet chestnut – long slender pale yellow catkins and toothed leaves, June, England, UK Stock Photo

RF2GB0C17–Castanea sativa sweet chestnut – long slender pale yellow catkins and toothed leaves, June, England, UK

Nice sunny view of the birch branches. Buds and bright green, small leaves thrives. Decorative birch flower- long, slender catkins hang on tree branch Stock Photo

RF2G5RFJT–Nice sunny view of the birch branches. Buds and bright green, small leaves thrives. Decorative birch flower- long, slender catkins hang on tree branch

RF2J8Y0YY–Nice sunny view of the birch branches. Buds and bright green, small leaves thrives. Decorative birch flower- long, slender catkins hang on tree branch

Male catkins and small female flowers of European black alder in spring Stock Photo

RF2ETKD7G–Male catkins and small female flowers of European black alder in spring

Flowering pink Salix integra standing upright in the sunlight on a bokeh light background in spring or summer, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Stock Photo

RF2PYY529–Flowering pink Salix integra standing upright in the sunlight on a bokeh light background in spring or summer, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Catkins in spring, new female inflorescences and old female, mature cone-like flowers of European black alder Stock Photo

RF2EWTKPT–Catkins in spring, new female inflorescences and old female, mature cone-like flowers of European black alder

Fagaceae, Quercus pontica, Armenian Oak, grey branch-tip, large, broad leaves with many pointed teeth, and male yellow-green flowers in very long, slender catkins. Stock Photo

RMPFP2FN–Fagaceae, Quercus pontica, Armenian Oak, grey branch-tip, large, broad leaves with many pointed teeth, and male yellow-green flowers in very long, slender catkins.

Gleaming white branches atop a Silver Birch tree in early winter stand out against a clear blue sky in an English garden in UK Stock Photo

RM2A532X8–Gleaming white branches atop a Silver Birch tree in early winter stand out against a clear blue sky in an English garden in UK

Long pepper Piper longum. Used in ayurvedic medicine as a natural herbal weight loss Stock Photo

RFBF9KPP–Long pepper Piper longum. Used in ayurvedic medicine as a natural herbal weight loss

. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 898 ARBORETrt;M ET VRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. like Oak.—Leaves oblong-lanceolate; sharp at both ends, quite entire, smooth; somewhat glaucous beneath. Fruit in long slender catkins, alnjost solitary. Cups surrounded by concentric rows of tubercles. Kuts ovate, sharp-pointed. A tall tree, a Stock Photo

RMRDDCBY–. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 898 ARBORETrt;M ET VRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. like Oak.—Leaves oblong-lanceolate; sharp at both ends, quite entire, smooth; somewhat glaucous beneath. Fruit in long slender catkins, alnjost solitary. Cups surrounded by concentric rows of tubercles. Kuts ovate, sharp-pointed. A tall tree, a

RMPG46M0–. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 898 ARBORETrt;M ET VRUTICETUM BRITANNICUM. like Oak.—Leaves oblong-lanceolate; sharp at both ends, quite entire, smooth; somewhat glaucous beneath. Fruit in long slender catkins, alnjost solitary. Cups surrounded by concentric rows of tubercles. Kuts ovate, sharp-pointed. A tall tree, a

RF2GB0C1D–Castanea sativa sweet chestnut – long slender pale yellow catkins and toothed leaves, June, England, UK

Castanea sativa sweet chestnut – light green spiky seed case, long slender pale yellow catkins and toothed leaves, July, England, UK Stock Photo

RF2GDPWNM–Castanea sativa sweet chestnut – light green spiky seed case, long slender pale yellow catkins and toothed leaves, July, England, UK

RF2J8Y0XM–Nice sunny view of the birch branches. Buds and bright green, small leaves thrives. Decorative birch flower- long, slender catkins hang on tree branch

RF2PYY52X–Flowering pink Salix integra standing upright in the sunlight on a bokeh light background in spring or summer, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

RF2FMN2NR–Nice sunny view of the birch branches. Buds and bright green, small leaves thrives. Decorative birch flower- long, slender catkins hang on tree branch

RF2EWTKPF–Catkins in spring, new female inflorescences and old female, mature cone-like flowers of European black alder

Salicaceae, Salix babylonica, Chinese Weeping Willow, grey brown stem, with long, slender, drooping shoots, and male flowers with yellow anthers, borne in catkins. Stock Photo

RMPFPAK5–Salicaceae, Salix babylonica, Chinese Weeping Willow, grey brown stem, with long, slender, drooping shoots, and male flowers with yellow anthers, borne in catkins.

Catkins in spring, new female inflorescences and both new and old female, mature cone-like flowers of European black alder Stock Photo

RF2ETKD9Y–Catkins in spring, new female inflorescences and both new and old female, mature cone-like flowers of European black alder

. The natural history of plants. Botany. OASTANEAOE^. 2'Al slender catkins (fig. 208), on wMch they are alternate, nearly sessile, or on a short pedicel, frequently bearing their small axillant bract (fig. 209). Each represents a small bundle of stamens, the number Balanops Vieillardi.. 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.. Baillon, Henri Ernest, 1827-1895; Hartog, Marcus Manuel, 1851-. London, L. Reeve & Co. Stock Photo

RMRDG3Y1–. The natural history of plants. Botany. OASTANEAOE^. 2'Al slender catkins (fig. 208), on wMch they are alternate, nearly sessile, or on a short pedicel, frequently bearing their small axillant bract (fig. 209). Each represents a small bundle of stamens, the number Balanops Vieillardi.. 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.. Baillon, Henri Ernest, 1827-1895; Hartog, Marcus Manuel, 1851-. London, L. Reeve & Co.

Hay fever season: male catkins of European black alder in a cloud of pollen in spring Stock Photo

RF2EWTKP7–Hay fever season: male catkins of European black alder in a cloud of pollen in spring

RMPG2WGR–. The natural history of plants. Botany. OASTANEAOE^. 2'Al slender catkins (fig. 208), on wMch they are alternate, nearly sessile, or on a short pedicel, frequently bearing their small axillant bract (fig. 209). Each represents a small bundle of stamens, the number Balanops Vieillardi.. 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.. Baillon, Henri Ernest, 1827-1895; Hartog, Marcus Manuel, 1851-. London, L. Reeve & Co.

RF2FN43C4–Nice sunny view of the birch branches. Buds and bright green, small leaves thrives. Decorative birch flower- long, slender catkins hang on tree branch

. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. Fig. 724. Sweet birch {Betula lento). the inner lining of which is sweet and aromatic when chewed. The leaves are cordate, ovate, acu- minate at the apex, with finely .serrated margins. The flowers are in long, slender catkins. A native tree of rich forests of eastern North America. The bark of the sweet birch (cherry birch or black birch) yields on maceration and distillation a volatile oil which is frequently known commer- cially as oil of wintergreen and has practically a like composition. The birch bark from young trunks and branches i Stock Photo

RMRD34BM–. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. Fig. 724. Sweet birch {Betula lento). the inner lining of which is sweet and aromatic when chewed. The leaves are cordate, ovate, acu- minate at the apex, with finely .serrated margins. The flowers are in long, slender catkins. A native tree of rich forests of eastern North America. The bark of the sweet birch (cherry birch or black birch) yields on maceration and distillation a volatile oil which is frequently known commer- cially as oil of wintergreen and has practically a like composition. The birch bark from young trunks and branches i

RMPFK21K–. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. Fig. 724. Sweet birch {Betula lento). the inner lining of which is sweet and aromatic when chewed. The leaves are cordate, ovate, acu- minate at the apex, with finely .serrated margins. The flowers are in long, slender catkins. A native tree of rich forests of eastern North America. The bark of the sweet birch (cherry birch or black birch) yields on maceration and distillation a volatile oil which is frequently known commer- cially as oil of wintergreen and has practically a like composition. The birch bark from young trunks and branches i

RF2FMN2NP–Nice sunny view of the birch branches. Buds and bright green, small leaves thrives. Decorative birch flower- long, slender catkins hang on tree branch

. A guide to the trees [microform]. Trees; Botany; Arbres; Botanique. U4 TREES GROWING IN MOIST SOIL. angles of the ribs with reddish hairs. Flowers: monoecious; the staminate ones growing in slender catkins; pistillate ones mostly solitary. Acorns: small; growing on short stems or sessile. Cup: flat; saucer-shaped; finely scaled. Nut: light brown; rounded; often striped ; very broad, with a thin shell. The leaves of the pin oak strongly suggest to us in general outline those of the scarlet oak, page 244. When we come to examine them closely, however, we notice among other things that they are Stock Photo

RMRJ5NW2–. A guide to the trees [microform]. Trees; Botany; Arbres; Botanique. U4 TREES GROWING IN MOIST SOIL. angles of the ribs with reddish hairs. Flowers: monoecious; the staminate ones growing in slender catkins; pistillate ones mostly solitary. Acorns: small; growing on short stems or sessile. Cup: flat; saucer-shaped; finely scaled. Nut: light brown; rounded; often striped ; very broad, with a thin shell. The leaves of the pin oak strongly suggest to us in general outline those of the scarlet oak, page 244. When we come to examine them closely, however, we notice among other things that they are

RMPG4GX7–. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 1871. P. Gerariliinii. Spec. Char., Src. Leaves in threes, rarely in twos, very slender. Male catkins short. Cones ovate ; scales truncate at the apex, without any point. Branches tubercled. Leaves squarrose, with stipular scales ; twin, or in threes, slender, spreading, semicylin- drica

RF2FNR8FE–Nice sunny view of the birch branches. Buds and bright green, small leaves thrives. Decorative birch flower- long, slender catkins hang on tree branch

The tree book : A popular guide to a knowledge of the trees of North America and to their uses and cultivation . thed; thin, shining green above, dull yellow-green beneath; autumn colour yellow; petiole flattened, flexible,slender. Flowers in April, dioecious; catkins pendulous, 1J to 2Jinches long, each flower on notched bract, fringed with hairs;stamens 6 to 12 on disc; ovary conical; stigmas 2-lobed; discbroad, persistent. Fruits, May, borne in drooping aments, 4inches long; capsules oblong-conical, 2-valved, pale green; seedsoblong, covered with brush of long white hairs. Preferred habitat Stock Photo

RM2AKAA3N–The tree book : A popular guide to a knowledge of the trees of North America and to their uses and cultivation . thed; thin, shining green above, dull yellow-green beneath; autumn colour yellow; petiole flattened, flexible,slender. Flowers in April, dioecious; catkins pendulous, 1J to 2Jinches long, each flower on notched bract, fringed with hairs;stamens 6 to 12 on disc; ovary conical; stigmas 2-lobed; discbroad, persistent. Fruits, May, borne in drooping aments, 4inches long; capsules oblong-conical, 2-valved, pale green; seedsoblong, covered with brush of long white hairs. Preferred habitat

. A textbook of botany for colleges and universities ... Botany. In many species with wind pollination, and especially in those without catkins that move readily in the wind, the stamens have long and slender filaments, which so expose the anthers that they are shaken in the gentlest air movements (as in the grasses and the box elder, figs. 1159, 1162, 1163). In the nettles the pollen is discharged into the air by a sudden move- ment of the filaments. In many plants pollen that falls in quiet weather accumulates in pockets of one sort or another, whence it is scattered readily by the first bre Stock Photo

RMPG3F9F–. A textbook of botany for colleges and universities ... Botany. In many species with wind pollination, and especially in those without catkins that move readily in the wind, the stamens have long and slender filaments, which so expose the anthers that they are shaken in the gentlest air movements (as in the grasses and the box elder, figs. 1159, 1162, 1163). In the nettles the pollen is discharged into the air by a sudden move- ment of the filaments. In many plants pollen that falls in quiet weather accumulates in pockets of one sort or another, whence it is scattered readily by the first bre

RF2FNPE4M–Nice sunny view of the birch branches. Buds and bright green, small leaves thrives. Decorative birch flower- long, slender catkins hang on tree branch

RF2FMN2MK–Nice sunny view of the birch branches. Buds and bright green, small leaves thrives. Decorative birch flower- long, slender catkins hang on tree branch

. West Virginia trees. s.—March-April, before the leaves; dioecious; both kindsof flowers borne in slender, hairy catkins, 1-3 inches long; calvx andcorolla wanting; scales yellow, with 3-6 stamens. Fruit.—A capsule y^ inch long, early splitting open and liberat-ing the hairy seeds which are carried about by the wind. Bark.—On twigs reddish-I^rown ; on old trunks thick, and roughwith many broad connecting ridges, often becoming shaggy. Wood.—Light, soft, brittle, not durable, very dark colored withlight sapwood. Range.—New Brunswick south to Florida, west to Dakota,Arizona and central Californ Stock Photo

RM2AG0CMG–. West Virginia trees. s.—March-April, before the leaves; dioecious; both kindsof flowers borne in slender, hairy catkins, 1-3 inches long; calvx andcorolla wanting; scales yellow, with 3-6 stamens. Fruit.—A capsule y^ inch long, early splitting open and liberat-ing the hairy seeds which are carried about by the wind. Bark.—On twigs reddish-I^rown ; on old trunks thick, and roughwith many broad connecting ridges, often becoming shaggy. Wood.—Light, soft, brittle, not durable, very dark colored withlight sapwood. Range.—New Brunswick south to Florida, west to Dakota,Arizona and central Californ

RMPG3F9D–. A textbook of botany for colleges and universities ... Botany. In many species with wind pollination, and especially in those without catkins that move readily in the wind, the stamens have long and slender filaments, which so expose the anthers that they are shaken in the gentlest air movements (as in the grasses and the box elder, figs. 1159, 1162, 1163). In the nettles the pollen is discharged into the air by a sudden move- ment of the filaments. In many plants pollen that falls in quiet weather accumulates in pockets of one sort or another, whence it is scattered readily by the first bre

RF2FMN2MC–Nice sunny view of the birch branches. Buds and bright green, small leaves thrives. Decorative birch flower- long, slender catkins hang on tree branch

Bergen's botany, key and floraNorthern and central states ed . , 3-5 in. long; stip-ules small, oblong, usuallypersistent. Catkins borneon short leafy branches,the staminate ones stout,1-1^ in. long, the pistil-late ones slender, 15^-2in. long, lengthening infruit to 3-4 in. Stamensusually 5. Capsule nar-rowly ovoid or cylindrical,pointed, smooth, and shin-ing. Banks of streams,lakes, and swamps. Oneof the most beautiful wil-lows from the showinessof the staminate catkinsand the large glossy leaves. 3. S. alba L. WhiteWillow, Yellow Wil-low. A spreading tree50-80 ft. high, with roughgray bark, Stock Photo

RM2AX788X–Bergen's botany, key and floraNorthern and central states ed . , 3-5 in. long; stip-ules small, oblong, usuallypersistent. Catkins borneon short leafy branches,the staminate ones stout,1-1^ in. long, the pistil-late ones slender, 15^-2in. long, lengthening infruit to 3-4 in. Stamensusually 5. Capsule nar-rowly ovoid or cylindrical,pointed, smooth, and shin-ing. Banks of streams,lakes, and swamps. Oneof the most beautiful wil-lows from the showinessof the staminate catkinsand the large glossy leaves. 3. S. alba L. WhiteWillow, Yellow Wil-low. A spreading tree50-80 ft. high, with roughgray bark,

. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. 174 The Poplars. Fig. 130. — Wislizenus' Cottonwood. catkins appear in March or April and when in flower are 10 cm. long or less, their scales fringed with filiform lobes; the pistillate flowers are slender-stalked with an ovoid blunt ovary, the stalks becoming i cm. long in fruit or more, and nearly as long as the ovoid-pyrami- dal pointed papillose cap- sule. The wood is very similar to that of Fremont's Cottonwood, but Stock Photo

RMPG1E1Y–. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. 174 The Poplars. Fig. 130. — Wislizenus' Cottonwood. catkins appear in March or April and when in flower are 10 cm. long or less, their scales fringed with filiform lobes; the pistillate flowers are slender-stalked with an ovoid blunt ovary, the stalks becoming i cm. long in fruit or more, and nearly as long as the ovoid-pyrami- dal pointed papillose cap- sule. The wood is very similar to that of Fremont's Cottonwood, but

RF2FNP9JM–Nice sunny view of the birch branches. Buds and bright green, small leaves thrives. Decorative birch flower- long, slender catkins hang on tree branch

. West Virginia trees. r crown of slender, oftenzigzag branches. Leaves.—Alternate, simple, 2-4 inches long, thin, oval, long-pointed, doubly serrate, dull green above, lighter beneath, scarlet andorange in autumn. Flowers.—Appear in April; monoecious ; without petals ; stam-inate catkins 1-1^ inches long; the pistillate shorter, with greenishscales and red styles. Fruit.—Small nuts, enclosed in 3-lobed, leafy bracts grouped ona common drooping stem. Bark.—Gray, smooth, thin, tight. Wood.—Heavy, hard, tough, close-grained, light brown withthick nearly white sapwood. Range.—Northern states to F Stock Photo

RM2AG07PX–. West Virginia trees. r crown of slender, oftenzigzag branches. Leaves.—Alternate, simple, 2-4 inches long, thin, oval, long-pointed, doubly serrate, dull green above, lighter beneath, scarlet andorange in autumn. Flowers.—Appear in April; monoecious ; without petals ; stam-inate catkins 1-1^ inches long; the pistillate shorter, with greenishscales and red styles. Fruit.—Small nuts, enclosed in 3-lobed, leafy bracts grouped ona common drooping stem. Bark.—Gray, smooth, thin, tight. Wood.—Heavy, hard, tough, close-grained, light brown withthick nearly white sapwood. Range.—Northern states to F

RMPG1E18–. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. Fig. 130. — Wislizenus' Cottonwood. catkins appear in March or April and when in flower are 10 cm. long or less, their scales fringed with filiform lobes; the pistillate flowers are slender-stalked with an ovoid blunt ovary, the stalks becoming i cm. long in fruit or more, and nearly as long as the ovoid-pyrami- dal pointed papillose cap- sule. The wood is very similar to that of Fremont's Cottonwood, but somewhat lighter

RF2FN43A5–Nice sunny view of the birch branches. Buds and bright green, small leaves thrives. Decorative birch flower- long, slender catkins hang on tree branch

. West Virginia trees. HOP HORNBEAM September, 1920] • WEST VIRGINIA TREES 73 HOP HORNBEAM Ostrya virginiana, (Mill.) K. Koch. Form.—A small tree not often exceeding v^O feet in heig-ht and 1foot in diameter; trunk usually straight and bearing a rounded crownof slender branches. Leaves.—Alternate, simple, 3-5 inches long, acute at apex, doublyserrate, thin and tough, smooth above, pale and slightly pubescentl)eneath. Flowers.—Appear with the leaves, monoeciotts ; staminate flow-ers in drooping catkins which develop from the wood of the previoussummer, usually three in a bunch; pistillate in er Stock Photo

RM2AG08D2–. West Virginia trees. HOP HORNBEAM September, 1920] • WEST VIRGINIA TREES 73 HOP HORNBEAM Ostrya virginiana, (Mill.) K. Koch. Form.—A small tree not often exceeding v^O feet in heig-ht and 1foot in diameter; trunk usually straight and bearing a rounded crownof slender branches. Leaves.—Alternate, simple, 3-5 inches long, acute at apex, doublyserrate, thin and tough, smooth above, pale and slightly pubescentl)eneath. Flowers.—Appear with the leaves, monoeciotts ; staminate flow-ers in drooping catkins which develop from the wood of the previoussummer, usually three in a bunch; pistillate in er

. Our native trees and how to identify them; a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees. BIRCH FAMILY upon the tree stiff and rigid all winter long, but respond to the first warmth of returning spring". The pistillate blossoms are little cone-1 ike catkins produce 1 in the spring. When these mature they open to let the seeds fall but themselves remain upon the tree all winter and frequently through the second summer. HOP HORNBEAM. IRONWOOD Ostrva virfinihna. Small, slender tree. Usually found on dry gravelly slopes and ridges, often in the shade of oaks, maples, and ot Stock Photo

RMPG2P3B–. Our native trees and how to identify them; a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees. BIRCH FAMILY upon the tree stiff and rigid all winter long, but respond to the first warmth of returning spring". The pistillate blossoms are little cone-1 ike catkins produce 1 in the spring. When these mature they open to let the seeds fall but themselves remain upon the tree all winter and frequently through the second summer. HOP HORNBEAM. IRONWOOD Ostrva virfinihna. Small, slender tree. Usually found on dry gravelly slopes and ridges, often in the shade of oaks, maples, and ot

Bergen's botany, key and floraNorthern and central states ed . Fig. 11. Gray birch (Betula popullfoUa) A, catkins, natural size: s, staminate; p, pistillate. B, cluster of ripenedfruits; C, bract witb three staminate Howers; JJ, bract with three pistil-late flowers; E, fruit. (B, C, D, E, somewhat magnified) the base, not strongly taper-pointed except in the cut-leaved form.Commonly cultivated from Europe. Resembles No. 3, but has Avhiterbark and (the weeping form) much more slender branches. Var. papyrifera. Caxoe Birch, Paper Birch. A large tree,often 60-70 ft. high, with chalky-white papery Stock Photo

RM2AX76CW–Bergen's botany, key and floraNorthern and central states ed . Fig. 11. Gray birch (Betula popullfoUa) A, catkins, natural size: s, staminate; p, pistillate. B, cluster of ripenedfruits; C, bract witb three staminate Howers; JJ, bract with three pistil-late flowers; E, fruit. (B, C, D, E, somewhat magnified) the base, not strongly taper-pointed except in the cut-leaved form.Commonly cultivated from Europe. Resembles No. 3, but has Avhiterbark and (the weeping form) much more slender branches. Var. papyrifera. Caxoe Birch, Paper Birch. A large tree,often 60-70 ft. high, with chalky-white papery

RMPG1DM7–. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. Pignut Hickory 237 on the other at the nearly or quite sessile base, narrowed to the sharp-pointed apex, finely toothed on the margin; the terminal leaflet is rather long-stalked; they are thin and densely scurfy beneath when unfolding, becoming thick and firm, dark green above, paler with a few resinous globules beneath. The stami- nate catkins are numerous in slender stalked clusters of 3; the lobes of the peri- anth ar

. Timber trees and forests of North Carolina . confusor, Kirby, attacks the sound timber, thoughless frequently than that of decaying trees. The white pineweevtl, Pissodes strobi. Peck, causes a great deal of injury byentering and destroying the leaders. This species is also subjectto the attack of the grubs of various bark beetles. The leaves are soft, slender, in fives. The male catkins areoval, the female long-stalked and cylindrical; the cones long,narrow, slightly curved, and tapering to a point. The seeds aresmall, smooth, and ovate, with thin wings about 1 inch long.The roots, which are Stock Photo

RM2CD92K1–. Timber trees and forests of North Carolina . confusor, Kirby, attacks the sound timber, thoughless frequently than that of decaying trees. The white pineweevtl, Pissodes strobi. Peck, causes a great deal of injury byentering and destroying the leaders. This species is also subjectto the attack of the grubs of various bark beetles. The leaves are soft, slender, in fives. The male catkins areoval, the female long-stalked and cylindrical; the cones long,narrow, slightly curved, and tapering to a point. The seeds aresmall, smooth, and ovate, with thin wings about 1 inch long.The roots, which are

RMPG1X9C–. Our native trees and how to identify them; a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees. BIRCH FAMILY upon the tree stiff and rigid all winter long, but respond to the first warmth of returning spring. The pistillate blossoms are little cone-like catkins producei in the spring. When these mature they open to let the seeds fall but themselves remain upon the tree all winter and frequently through the second summer. HOP HORNBEAM. IRONWOOD Osh'ya 7'!y<^iiiii)fia, Small, slender tree. Usually found on dry gravelly slopes and ridges, often in the shade of oaks, maples, and ot

. Contributions to the botany of Vermont. Plants -- Vermont. 56 Bulletin 73 our higher mountains. During the winter the little catkins remain tightly closed, but by June they lengthen into slender, drooping clusters. Yellow- birch lumber is valuable for many purposes. It takes a beautiful polish, and is becoming increasingly popular for furniture and for flooring. g Because of its graceful form and attractive, yellow bark, it merits more general usage for ornamental planting. The general similarity of the leaves and fruit of this species to those of the paper and black birches, renders further Stock Photo

RMRE9J4A–. Contributions to the botany of Vermont. Plants -- Vermont. 56 Bulletin 73 our higher mountains. During the winter the little catkins remain tightly closed, but by June they lengthen into slender, drooping clusters. Yellow- birch lumber is valuable for many purposes. It takes a beautiful polish, and is becoming increasingly popular for furniture and for flooring. g Because of its graceful form and attractive, yellow bark, it merits more general usage for ornamental planting. The general similarity of the leaves and fruit of this species to those of the paper and black birches, renders further

RMPG2XT2–. Our native trees and how to identify them; a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees. BIRCH FAMILY upon the tree stiff and rigid all winter long, but respond to the first warmth of returning spring. The pistillate blossoms are little cone-like catkins produce 1 in the spring. When these mature they open to let the seeds fall but themselves remain upon the tree all winter and frequently through the second summer. HOP HORNBEAM. IRONWOOD Ostrya virginihna. Small, slender tree. Usually found on dry gravelly slopes and ridges, often in the shade of oaks, maples, and other lar

. British trees. Trees. THE HORNBEAM. 273. THE FEMALE CATKIN AND YOUNG LEAVES. By this time the leaves have begun to develop and the female catkins have appeared. They are smaller than the male flowers, and are less densely covered by the slender green pointed caps, between v'hich the stigmas show like threads of crimson. At the base of the female tlorets are green scales like the leat-stipules in form. By June these catkins have grown to about tour inches in length, and their unusual form and papery texture make them very conspicuous objects. At this stage the green caps or sheaths are somet Stock Photo

RMRH2PFT–. British trees. Trees. THE HORNBEAM. 273. THE FEMALE CATKIN AND YOUNG LEAVES. By this time the leaves have begun to develop and the female catkins have appeared. They are smaller than the male flowers, and are less densely covered by the slender green pointed caps, between v'hich the stigmas show like threads of crimson. At the base of the female tlorets are green scales like the leat-stipules in form. By June these catkins have grown to about tour inches in length, and their unusual form and papery texture make them very conspicuous objects. At this stage the green caps or sheaths are somet

. Crops that pay : pecans, figs, mangoes, avocados, kumquats . Pecan; Fruit-culture. CROPS THAT PAY.. PECANS IN FOREST. â PERMISSION FIELD COLUMBIAN MUSEU LSPAUGH, CURATOR Like other nut trees, the pecan has male and female flowers on the same tree. The pistillate blossoms, which develop into nuts, appear on the new growth of each season, while the male, or staminate flowers, in the form of slender, pendulous catkins, or tassels, are borne on wood formed the previous year.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readabilit Stock Photo

RMPG441W–. Crops that pay : pecans, figs, mangoes, avocados, kumquats . Pecan; Fruit-culture. CROPS THAT PAY.. PECANS IN FOREST. â PERMISSION FIELD COLUMBIAN MUSEU LSPAUGH, CURATOR Like other nut trees, the pecan has male and female flowers on the same tree. The pistillate blossoms, which develop into nuts, appear on the new growth of each season, while the male, or staminate flowers, in the form of slender, pendulous catkins, or tassels, are borne on wood formed the previous year.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readabilit

RMRDE6PX–. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 1871. P. Gerariliinii. Spec. Char., Src. Leaves in threes, rarely in twos, very slender. Male catkins short. Cones ovate ; scales truncate at the apex, without any point. Branches tubercled. Leaves squarrose, with stipular scales ; twin, or in threes, slender, spreading, semicylin- drica

RMPG1XD9–. Our native trees and how to identify them; a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees. BIRCH FAMILY upon the tree stiff and rigid all winter long, but respond to the first warmth of returning spring. The pistillate blossoms are little cone-like catkins produce i in the spring. When these mature they open to let the seeds fall but themselves remain upon the tree all winter and frequently through the second summer. HOP HORNBEAM. IRONWOOD Ostrya virginihiia. Small, slender tree. Usually found on dry gravelly slopes and ridges, often in the shade of oaks, maples, and other la

RMRDGF5Y–. A textbook of botany for colleges and universities ... Botany. In many species with wind pollination, and especially in those without catkins that move readily in the wind, the stamens have long and slender filaments, which so expose the anthers that they are shaken in the gentlest air movements (as in the grasses and the box elder, figs. 1159, 1162, 1163). In the nettles the pollen is discharged into the air by a sudden move- ment of the filaments. In many plants pollen that falls in quiet weather accumulates in pockets of one sort or another, whence it is scattered readily by the first bre

RMPG4B89–. Our native trees and how to identify them : a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities . Trees. BIRCH FAMILY upon the tree stiff and rigid all winter long, but respond to the first warmth of returning spring. The pistillate blossoms are little cone-like catkins produced in the spring. When these mature they open to let the seeds fall but themselves remain upon the tree all winter and frequently through the second summer. HOP HORNBEAM. IRONWOOD Ostrva viri^iniana. Small, slender tree. Usually found on dry gravelly slopes and ridges, often in the shade of oaks, maples, and other l

RMRDBGP0–. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. 174 The Poplars. Fig. 130. — Wislizenus' Cottonwood. catkins appear in March or April and when in flower are 10 cm. long or less, their scales fringed with filiform lobes; the pistillate flowers are slender-stalked with an ovoid blunt ovary, the stalks becoming i cm. long in fruit or more, and nearly as long as the ovoid-pyrami- dal pointed papillose cap- sule. The wood is very similar to that of Fremont's Cottonwood, but

RMPG1D72–. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. 326 The Oaks shaped or oblong-wedge-shaped, 5 to 15 cm. long, bluntly 3- to 5-lpbed above the middle, the apex rounded, base tapering or narrowly roimded; they are light green but duU with reddish brown midrib above, whitish woolly, soon becoming quite smooth and somewhat glaucous with prominent brown venation beneath; the leaf- stalk is very short and stout. The staminate catkins are 5 to 7 cm. long and very slender; cal

RMRDGF5K–. A textbook of botany for colleges and universities ... Botany. In many species with wind pollination, and especially in those without catkins that move readily in the wind, the stamens have long and slender filaments, which so expose the anthers that they are shaken in the gentlest air movements (as in the grasses and the box elder, figs. 1159, 1162, 1163). In the nettles the pollen is discharged into the air by a sudden move- ment of the filaments. In many plants pollen that falls in quiet weather accumulates in pockets of one sort or another, whence it is scattered readily by the first bre

RMPG1DYP–. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. 186 The Willows to be the most reliable feature to distinguish the tree from the Black willow. The leaves are narrowly lanceolate, finely toothed, bright green above, rather paler on the under side than those of Salix nigra Marshall, 5 to 12 cm. long, their slender stalks 5 to 10 mm. long, their stipules small and early deciduous. The catkins appear in early spring on short, leafy twigs of the season, are 5 to 7 cm. long,

$. Botany for ladies; or, A popular introduction to the natural system of plants, according to the classification of De Candolle. Plants -- Classification. 188 BETULACE^. [piRT I,. THE GENUS BETULA. The common Birch (Betula alba) is an ex- ceedingly graceful tree. The male catkins are produced singly, or two or three together. They are long, slender, loose, and gracefully droop- ing ; {see Jig. 83 ;) and each consists cat ^^ ^ great number of flowers, pressed Krxs OF THE close together, and growing round a rachis or stem, as shown in the catkin a in Ji^. 84, from which some of the flowers have Stock Photo$

RMRH9JB8–. Botany for ladies; or, A popular introduction to the natural system of plants, according to the classification of De Candolle. Plants -- Classification. 188 BETULACE^. [piRT I,. THE GENUS BETULA. The common Birch (Betula alba) is an ex- ceedingly graceful tree. The male catkins are produced singly, or two or three together. They are long, slender, loose, and gracefully droop- ing ; {see Jig. 83 ;) and each consists cat ^^ ^ great number of flowers, pressed Krxs OF THE close together, and growing round a rachis or stem, as shown in the catkin a in Ji^. 84, from which some of the flowers have

RMPG1DCK–. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. 298 The Oaks rowly wedge-shaped; they are thick and firm, deep dark green and shining above, pale gray and finely hairy with prominent midrib beneath, turning scarlet, yellow- brown before falling. The leaf-stalk is slender, almost romid, smooth or hairy, i to 2.5 cm. long. The flowers appear in April and May, when the leaves are about one half imfolded, the staminate in clustered slender, hairy catkins 5 to 10 cm. long;

$. Botany for ladies; or, A popular introduction to the natural system of plants, according to the classification of De Candolle. Plants -- Classification. THE GENUS BETULA. The common Birch (Betula alba) is an ex- ceedingly graceful tree. The male catkins are produced singly, or two or three together. They are long, slender, loose, and gracefully droop- ing ; {see Jig. 83 ;) and each consists cat ^^ ^ great number of flowers, pressed Krxs OF THE close together, and growing round a rachis or stem, as shown in the catkin a in Ji^. 84, from which some of the flowers have been removed. The male f Stock Photo$

RMRH9JB2–. Botany for ladies; or, A popular introduction to the natural system of plants, according to the classification of De Candolle. Plants -- Classification. THE GENUS BETULA. The common Birch (Betula alba) is an ex- ceedingly graceful tree. The male catkins are produced singly, or two or three together. They are long, slender, loose, and gracefully droop- ing ; {see Jig. 83 ;) and each consists cat ^^ ^ great number of flowers, pressed Krxs OF THE close together, and growing round a rachis or stem, as shown in the catkin a in Ji^. 84, from which some of the flowers have been removed. The male f

RMPG1DD4–. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. Spanish Oak 295 sionally with a few hairs above, paler, sometimes brownish, smooth or with a few hairs beneath, turning yellow or brown before falUng in the autumn. The leaf- stalk is slender, almost round, 2.5 to 5 cm. long and yellow. The flowers appear in April and May when the leaves are half unfolded, the staminate in clustered hairy catkins 5 to 10 cm. long, their hairy calyx with 4 or 5 broadly ovate, sharp- pointe

RMRDGW56–. Our native trees and how to identify them; a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees. BIRCH FAMILY upon the tree stiff and rigid all winter long, but respond to the first warmth of returning spring. The pistillate blossoms are little cone-like catkins producei in the spring. When these mature they open to let the seeds fall but themselves remain upon the tree all winter and frequently through the second summer. HOP HORNBEAM. IRONWOOD Osh'ya 7'!y<^iiiii)fia, Small, slender tree. Usually found on dry gravelly slopes and ridges, often in the shade of oaks, maples, and ot

. Selected western flora : Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta . Botany; Botany; Botany. BETULACE^ 29. FiQ. 24. — Populus deltoides. 1. CORYIiUS. Hazelnut. Sterile flowers consisting of 8 stamens and a pair of scaly bracts, in catkins in the axils of the branches of the preceding year; fertile flowers clustered in a scaly bud at the ends of the shoots, easily recognized by the long, slender red stigmas appearing before the leaves in early spring; fruit a nut with much thickened coty- ledons and enclosed in a leaf-like involucre. Shrubs with thin double-toothed leaves folded lengthwise in the bud. Stock Photo

RMPG09XC–. Selected western flora : Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta . Botany; Botany; Botany. BETULACE^ 29. FiQ. 24. — Populus deltoides. 1. CORYIiUS. Hazelnut. Sterile flowers consisting of 8 stamens and a pair of scaly bracts, in catkins in the axils of the branches of the preceding year; fertile flowers clustered in a scaly bud at the ends of the shoots, easily recognized by the long, slender red stigmas appearing before the leaves in early spring; fruit a nut with much thickened coty- ledons and enclosed in a leaf-like involucre. Shrubs with thin double-toothed leaves folded lengthwise in the bud.

. Contributions to the botany of Vermont. Plants -- Vermont. AMERICAN ASPEN Leaves and flowers, I staminate, 2 pistillate, x K- structure of the leaf-stem or petiole. The slender drooping catkins appear in early spring and the downy fruits ripen in the latter part of May. The American aspen grows to a medium size, and is the most widely distributed tree in North America, extending from Labrador to Alaska, from Lower California to the Atlantic coast. It is found everywhere in Vermont. LARGETOOTH ASPEN. Populus gratididen- tata Michx.. The name of this tree suggests an easy way of identifying it Stock Photo

RMRE9J50–. Contributions to the botany of Vermont. Plants -- Vermont. AMERICAN ASPEN Leaves and flowers, I staminate, 2 pistillate, x K- structure of the leaf-stem or petiole. The slender drooping catkins appear in early spring and the downy fruits ripen in the latter part of May. The American aspen grows to a medium size, and is the most widely distributed tree in North America, extending from Labrador to Alaska, from Lower California to the Atlantic coast. It is found everywhere in Vermont. LARGETOOTH ASPEN. Populus gratididen- tata Michx.. The name of this tree suggests an easy way of identifying it

RMPG1DCX–. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. 296 The Oaks hairy midrib beneath, becoming orange-brown or yellow before falling in the autumn. The leaf-stalk is slender and hairy, r to 5 cm. long. The flowers ap- pear from March to May, as the leaves imfold. The staminate flowers are in clustered slender woolly catkins 7.5 to 12.5 cm. long, their calyx hairy, the 4 or 5 lobes ovate, blunt; stamens exserted, 4 or 5; anthers oblong, notched, smooth, and yellow. The pis

. Notes on the life history of British flowering plants. Botany; Plant ecology. 372 BRITISH FLOWERING PLANTS The scales which protect the bud of Castanea are connate stipules. This is indicated by the indentation at the apex (Fig. 269), and the bud at the base. QuERCUs (Oak) Monoecious. Male flowers in slender pendulous catkins, with 6-12 stamens; female flowers solitary or clustered. Pollen wind-borne. Accord- ing to Kerner the trees are protogynous. Q. Robur.—Two forms are often re- garded as distinct species—(l) Q. Rohlir, var. jyedunculata, which has the leaves sessile or shortly stalked, Stock Photo

RMRDRD4R–. Notes on the life history of British flowering plants. Botany; Plant ecology. 372 BRITISH FLOWERING PLANTS The scales which protect the bud of Castanea are connate stipules. This is indicated by the indentation at the apex (Fig. 269), and the bud at the base. QuERCUs (Oak) Monoecious. Male flowers in slender pendulous catkins, with 6-12 stamens; female flowers solitary or clustered. Pollen wind-borne. Accord- ing to Kerner the trees are protogynous. Q. Robur.—Two forms are often re- garded as distinct species—(l) Q. Rohlir, var. jyedunculata, which has the leaves sessile or shortly stalked,

$. Essentials of botany. Botany; Botany. Pig. 11. Gray birch (Betula populifoUa) A, catkins, natural size: s, stamlnate; p, pistillate. B, cluster of ripened fruits; C, bract with three stamiuate flowers; D, bract with three pistil- late flowers; E, fruit. {B, C, D, E, somewhat magnified) the base, not strongly taper-pointed except in the cut-leaved form. Commonly cultivated from Europe. Resembles No. 3, but has whiter bark and (the weeping form) much more slender branches. Var. papyrifera. Canoe Birch, Paper^ Birch. A large tree, often 60-70 ft. high, with chalky-white papery bark, peeling off Stock Photo$

RMPG3TXB–. Essentials of botany. Botany; Botany. Pig. 11. Gray birch (Betula populifoUa) A, catkins, natural size: s, stamlnate; p, pistillate. B, cluster of ripened fruits; C, bract with three stamiuate flowers; D, bract with three pistil- late flowers; E, fruit. {B, C, D, E, somewhat magnified) the base, not strongly taper-pointed except in the cut-leaved form. Commonly cultivated from Europe. Resembles No. 3, but has whiter bark and (the weeping form) much more slender branches. Var. papyrifera. Canoe Birch, Paper^ Birch. A large tree, often 60-70 ft. high, with chalky-white papery bark, peeling off

RMRDGDHN–. Our native trees and how to identify them; a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees. BIRCH FAMILY upon the tree stiff and rigid all winter long, but respond to the first warmth of returning spring. The pistillate blossoms are little cone-like catkins produce i in the spring. When these mature they open to let the seeds fall but themselves remain upon the tree all winter and frequently through the second summer. HOP HORNBEAM. IRONWOOD Ostrya virginihiia. Small, slender tree. Usually found on dry gravelly slopes and ridges, often in the shade of oaks, maples, and other la

RMRDD80K–. Our native trees and how to identify them : a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities . Trees. BIRCH FAMILY upon the tree stiff and rigid all winter long, but respond to the first warmth of returning spring. The pistillate blossoms are little cone-like catkins produced in the spring. When these mature they open to let the seeds fall but themselves remain upon the tree all winter and frequently through the second summer. HOP HORNBEAM. IRONWOOD Ostrva viri^iniana. Small, slender tree. Usually found on dry gravelly slopes and ridges, often in the shade of oaks, maples, and other l

RMRDCCHD–. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. Pignut Hickory 237 on the other at the nearly or quite sessile base, narrowed to the sharp-pointed apex, finely toothed on the margin; the terminal leaflet is rather long-stalked; they are thin and densely scurfy beneath when unfolding, becoming thick and firm, dark green above, paler with a few resinous globules beneath. The stami- nate catkins are numerous in slender stalked clusters of 3; the lobes of the peri- anth ar

RMRDCD16–. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. 186 The Willows to be the most reliable feature to distinguish the tree from the Black willow. The leaves are narrowly lanceolate, finely toothed, bright green above, rather paler on the under side than those of Salix nigra Marshall, 5 to 12 cm. long, their slender stalks 5 to 10 mm. long, their stipules small and early deciduous. The catkins appear in early spring on short, leafy twigs of the season, are 5 to 7 cm. long,

. Contributions to the botany of Vermont. Plants -- Vermont. 52 Bulletin 73. AMERICAN ASPEN Leaves and flowers, I staminate, 2 pistillate, x K- structure of the leaf-stem or petiole. The slender drooping catkins appear in early spring and the downy fruits ripen in the latter part of May. The American aspen grows to a medium size, and is the most widely distributed tree in North America, extending from Labrador to Alaska, from Lower California to the Atlantic coast. It is found everywhere in Vermont. LARGETOOTH ASPEN. Populus gratididen- tata Michx.. Please note that these images are extracted Stock Photo

RMRE9J53–. Contributions to the botany of Vermont. Plants -- Vermont. 52 Bulletin 73. AMERICAN ASPEN Leaves and flowers, I staminate, 2 pistillate, x K- structure of the leaf-stem or petiole. The slender drooping catkins appear in early spring and the downy fruits ripen in the latter part of May. The American aspen grows to a medium size, and is the most widely distributed tree in North America, extending from Labrador to Alaska, from Lower California to the Atlantic coast. It is found everywhere in Vermont. LARGETOOTH ASPEN. Populus gratididen- tata Michx.. Please note that these images are extracted

RMRDFYB3–. Our native trees and how to identify them; a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees. BIRCH FAMILY upon the tree stiff and rigid all winter long, but respond to the first warmth of returning spring". The pistillate blossoms are little cone-1 ike catkins produce 1 in the spring. When these mature they open to let the seeds fall but themselves remain upon the tree all winter and frequently through the second summer. HOP HORNBEAM. IRONWOOD Ostrva virfinihna. Small, slender tree. Usually found on dry gravelly slopes and ridges, often in the shade of oaks, maples, and ot

RMRDGW48–. Our native trees and how to identify them; a popular study of their habits and their peculiarities. Trees. BIRCH FAMILY upon the tree stiff and rigid all winter long, but respond to the first warmth of returning spring. The pistillate blossoms are little cone-like catkins produce 1 in the spring. When these mature they open to let the seeds fall but themselves remain upon the tree all winter and frequently through the second summer. HOP HORNBEAM. IRONWOOD Ostrya virginihna. Small, slender tree. Usually found on dry gravelly slopes and ridges, often in the shade of oaks, maples, and other lar

. British trees. Trees. 196 THE ALDER. The^e twigs are tutted with clusters of catkins and dark woody cones. The general lines nt the tree are peculiarlv inisymmctrical and harsh, tor in addition to the angular habit already described, the hrittleness ot the boughs causes the loss ot many, while irom others again spring upright adventitious shoots. The stalks of the flowers, however, contribute very decoratie curves, and in the spring-time the rounded shapes ot the dark fruit-bearing cones contrast well with the dull red and yellow of the slender male catkins. And the twisted purple leat-buds Stock Photo

RMRH2RMG–. British trees. Trees. 196 THE ALDER. The^e twigs are tutted with clusters of catkins and dark woody cones. The general lines nt the tree are peculiarlv inisymmctrical and harsh, tor in addition to the angular habit already described, the hrittleness ot the boughs causes the loss ot many, while irom others again spring upright adventitious shoots. The stalks of the flowers, however, contribute very decoratie curves, and in the spring-time the rounded shapes ot the dark fruit-bearing cones contrast well with the dull red and yellow of the slender male catkins. And the twisted purple leat-buds

RMRDE000–. Crops that pay : pecans, figs, mangoes, avocados, kumquats . Pecan; Fruit-culture. CROPS THAT PAY.. PECANS IN FOREST. â PERMISSION FIELD COLUMBIAN MUSEU LSPAUGH, CURATOR Like other nut trees, the pecan has male and female flowers on the same tree. The pistillate blossoms, which develop into nuts, appear on the new growth of each season, while the male, or staminate flowers, in the form of slender, pendulous catkins, or tassels, are borne on wood formed the previous year.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readabilit

. Common edible and useful plants of the West. Plants, Edible -- West (U. S. ); Botany, Economic; Botany -- West (U. S. ). WATER PLANTS, FERNS AND THEIR ALLIES W-3. CATTAIL,Typha sp, ; Cattail Fajn. 3'-7' tall, with very long, slender leaves and typical sausage shaped catkins, forming feath- ery tips with age. The Greek, Dioscorides wrote: "the star- chy substance mixed with axungia (hogor goose grease) is good to heal burnings, it doth mod- erately cleanse and dry, and being applied to bleeding places stancheth blood. " Our Indians made much use of the leaves for chairs and mats. In Stock Photo

RMREF1WC–. Common edible and useful plants of the West. Plants, Edible -- West (U. S. ); Botany, Economic; Botany -- West (U. S. ). WATER PLANTS, FERNS AND THEIR ALLIES W-3. CATTAIL,Typha sp, ; Cattail Fajn. 3'-7' tall, with very long, slender leaves and typical sausage shaped catkins, forming feath- ery tips with age. The Greek, Dioscorides wrote: "the star- chy substance mixed with axungia (hogor goose grease) is good to heal burnings, it doth mod- erately cleanse and dry, and being applied to bleeding places stancheth blood. " Our Indians made much use of the leaves for chairs and mats. In

. Bulletin. Natural history; Natural history. 96 Illinois Nati kal Histoky Siuvky Bi i.lktix catkins terminal on the new growth. Fruit an obscurely ribbed nut in- closed by the much-enlarged, papery scales of the catkins. The slender, zig-zag twigs are round and have small, round, pale pith. There is no terminal bud. but the lateral buds are inclosed in about (> spirally arranged scales. The trunk is covered with scaly bark. This genus, which has four known species, is widely distributed in eastern North America and southern Europe and is found also in Japan. Two species occur in the United Stock Photo

RMRGWEH9–. Bulletin. Natural history; Natural history. 96 Illinois Nati kal Histoky Siuvky Bi i.lktix catkins terminal on the new growth. Fruit an obscurely ribbed nut in- closed by the much-enlarged, papery scales of the catkins. The slender, zig-zag twigs are round and have small, round, pale pith. There is no terminal bud. but the lateral buds are inclosed in about (> spirally arranged scales. The trunk is covered with scaly bark. This genus, which has four known species, is widely distributed in eastern North America and southern Europe and is found also in Japan. Two species occur in the United

. Common forest trees of North Carolina. How to know them. A pocket manual. Trees; Forests and forestry. length, and are dark green in color. The flowers are of two kinds on the same tree, the long, slender, whitish catkins opening in midsummer. The fruit is a prickly burr, which opens at the first frost, or earlier, and drops 2 or 3 shiny, brown, sweet, edible nuts. The bark becomes broken into light-gray, broad, flat ridges, which often have a tendency toward a spiral course around the trunk. The wood is light, soft, not strong, coarse-grained, and very durable in contact with the soil—quali Stock Photo

RMRDP9GR–. Common forest trees of North Carolina. How to know them. A pocket manual. Trees; Forests and forestry. length, and are dark green in color. The flowers are of two kinds on the same tree, the long, slender, whitish catkins opening in midsummer. The fruit is a prickly burr, which opens at the first frost, or earlier, and drops 2 or 3 shiny, brown, sweet, edible nuts. The bark becomes broken into light-gray, broad, flat ridges, which often have a tendency toward a spiral course around the trunk. The wood is light, soft, not strong, coarse-grained, and very durable in contact with the soil—quali

. The commonly occuring wild plants of Canada [microform] : a flora for the use of beginners. Botany; Plants; Botanique; Plantes. 210 COMMON CANADIAN WILD PLANTS.. 2. S. amygdaloi'des, Anders. A tree with lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate leaves, pale or glaucous beneath, and with long slender petioles. Fertile catkins becoming very loose from the lengthening of the pedicels. Stamens 3-6.—N.W. 3. S. lu'cida, Muhl. (Shining Willow.) A shrub or small bushy tree, growing along streams. Leaves ovate- oblony or narrower, with a long tapering point, shining on both sides, serrate. Stamens most 5. Scale Stock Photo

RMRJ19M0–. The commonly occuring wild plants of Canada [microform] : a flora for the use of beginners. Botany; Plants; Botanique; Plantes. 210 COMMON CANADIAN WILD PLANTS.. 2. S. amygdaloi'des, Anders. A tree with lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate leaves, pale or glaucous beneath, and with long slender petioles. Fertile catkins becoming very loose from the lengthening of the pedicels. Stamens 3-6.—N.W. 3. S. lu'cida, Muhl. (Shining Willow.) A shrub or small bushy tree, growing along streams. Leaves ovate- oblony or narrower, with a long tapering point, shining on both sides, serrate. Stamens most 5. Scale

$. Botany of the living plant. Botany. Fig. 40S. Catkins of the Willow, a, male ; &, female, {.fter Figuier.) (Fig. 408). The Diale catkins appear bri.ght yellow when in bloom, from their projecting stamens ; the female cat/ii)!s are more slender, and of oUve- green colour. In each case the catkin is a spike. Its main axis bears darkly-coloured bracts, and in the axil of each of these is a single ^'cry simply- constructed flower. The ttiale flower (Fig. 409, a) consists of two stamens, each with a long filament, which bears the anther, with stick)', not dustv pollen. There is no perianth, Stock Photo$

RMRDY5JA–. Botany of the living plant. Botany. Fig. 40S. Catkins of the Willow, a, male ; &, female, {.fter Figuier.) (Fig. 408). The Diale catkins appear bri.ght yellow when in bloom, from their projecting stamens ; the female cat/ii)!s are more slender, and of oUve- green colour. In each case the catkin is a spike. Its main axis bears darkly-coloured bracts, and in the axil of each of these is a single ^'cry simply- constructed flower. The ttiale flower (Fig. 409, a) consists of two stamens, each with a long filament, which bears the anther, with stick)', not dustv pollen. There is no perianth,

. Botany of the living plant. Botany. a b Fig. 408. Catkins of the Willow, a, male ; h, female. (After Figuier.) (Fig. 408). The male catkins appear bright yellow when in bloom, from their projecting stamens ; the female catkins are more slender, and of olive- green colour. In each case the catkin is a spike. Its main axis bears darkly-coloured bracts, and in the axil of each of these is a single very simply- constructed flower. The male flower (Fig. 409, a) consists of two stamens, each with a long filament, which bears the anther, with sticky, not dusty pollen. There is no perianth, nor gyno Stock Photo

RMRH80W7–. Botany of the living plant. Botany. a b Fig. 408. Catkins of the Willow, a, male ; h, female. (After Figuier.) (Fig. 408). The male catkins appear bright yellow when in bloom, from their projecting stamens ; the female catkins are more slender, and of olive- green colour. In each case the catkin is a spike. Its main axis bears darkly-coloured bracts, and in the axil of each of these is a single very simply- constructed flower. The male flower (Fig. 409, a) consists of two stamens, each with a long filament, which bears the anther, with sticky, not dusty pollen. There is no perianth, nor gyno

$. Botany of the living plant. Botany. Fig. 40S. Catkins of the Willow, a, male ; &, female, {.fter Figuier.) (Fig. 408). The Diale catkins appear bri.ght yellow when in bloom, from their projecting stamens ; the female cat/ii)!s are more slender, and of oUve- green colour. In each case the catkin is a spike. Its main axis bears darkly-coloured bracts, and in the axil of each of these is a single ^'cry simply- constructed flower. The ttiale flower (Fig. 409, a) consists of two stamens, each with a long filament, which bears the anther, with stick)', not dustv pollen. There is no perianth, Stock Photo$

RMRDY5JC–. Botany of the living plant. Botany. Fig. 40S. Catkins of the Willow, a, male ; &, female, {.fter Figuier.) (Fig. 408). The Diale catkins appear bri.ght yellow when in bloom, from their projecting stamens ; the female cat/ii)!s are more slender, and of oUve- green colour. In each case the catkin is a spike. Its main axis bears darkly-coloured bracts, and in the axil of each of these is a single ^'cry simply- constructed flower. The ttiale flower (Fig. 409, a) consists of two stamens, each with a long filament, which bears the anther, with stick)', not dustv pollen. There is no perianth,

. Botany of the living plant. Botany; Plants. a Fig. 466. Catkins of the Willow, a, male ; b, female. (After Figuier.) (Fig. 466). The male catkins appear bright yellow when in bloom, from their projecting stamens ; the female catkins are more slender, and of olive- green colour. In each case the catkin is a spike. Its main axis bears darkly-coloured bracts, and in the axil of each of these is a single very simply- constructed flower. The male flower (Fig. 467, a) consists of two stamens, each with a long filament, which bears the anther, with sticky, not dusty pollen. There is no perianth, no Stock Photo

RMRH7YFH–. Botany of the living plant. Botany; Plants. a Fig. 466. Catkins of the Willow, a, male ; b, female. (After Figuier.) (Fig. 466). The male catkins appear bright yellow when in bloom, from their projecting stamens ; the female catkins are more slender, and of olive- green colour. In each case the catkin is a spike. Its main axis bears darkly-coloured bracts, and in the axil of each of these is a single very simply- constructed flower. The male flower (Fig. 467, a) consists of two stamens, each with a long filament, which bears the anther, with sticky, not dusty pollen. There is no perianth, no

RMRH80WN–. Botany of the living plant. Botany. a b Fig. 408. Catkins of the Willow, a, male ; h, female. (After Figuier.) (Fig. 408). The male catkins appear bright yellow when in bloom, from their projecting stamens ; the female catkins are more slender, and of olive- green colour. In each case the catkin is a spike. Its main axis bears darkly-coloured bracts, and in the axil of each of these is a single very simply- constructed flower. The male flower (Fig. 409, a) consists of two stamens, each with a long filament, which bears the anther, with sticky, not dusty pollen. There is no perianth, nor gyno

. Bulletin. Natural history; Natural history. Trees of Illinois 47 POPULUS TREMULOIDES Michaux Aspen Quaking Asp The Aspen is a small tree, with a narrow, open, ronnd-topped crown consisting of slender, up-tilted branches that droop at the tips. The thin, tirm. smooth, lustrous leaves are broadly ovate and have a sharp point and a rounded base. Their margins are finely and regularly toothed, and the petioles are strongly flattened. The cylindrical, hairy catkins, which ap- pear late in March or early in April, are from 1^^ to 'ZjA inches long, the staminate catkin reddened by its pol- len-sacs Stock Photo

RMRGWF5M–. Bulletin. Natural history; Natural history. Trees of Illinois 47 POPULUS TREMULOIDES Michaux Aspen Quaking Asp The Aspen is a small tree, with a narrow, open, ronnd-topped crown consisting of slender, up-tilted branches that droop at the tips. The thin, tirm. smooth, lustrous leaves are broadly ovate and have a sharp point and a rounded base. Their margins are finely and regularly toothed, and the petioles are strongly flattened. The cylindrical, hairy catkins, which ap- pear late in March or early in April, are from 1^^ to 'ZjA inches long, the staminate catkin reddened by its pol- len-sacs

. Bulletin. Natural history; Natural history. Trees of Illinois 131 QUERCUS PHELLOS Lixxaeus Willow Oak The W'illuw r)ak is a moderate to large tree, with small hranches which form an open, rather narrow crown. The light-green, shiny leaves, the hlades of which are not lobed, measure 2y2 to 5 inches long by ^ to 1 inch wide and usually are smooth beneath. Their ]:)etioles are only about Js or ^ inch long. The loosely flowered staminate catkins are 2 or 3 inches long; and the pistillate flowers stand, alone or in pairs, on slender, smooth pedicels. The yellow-brown, ]iale-hairy acorns, which ar Stock Photo

RMRGWDYR–. Bulletin. Natural history; Natural history. Trees of Illinois 131 QUERCUS PHELLOS Lixxaeus Willow Oak The W'illuw r)ak is a moderate to large tree, with small hranches which form an open, rather narrow crown. The light-green, shiny leaves, the hlades of which are not lobed, measure 2y2 to 5 inches long by ^ to 1 inch wide and usually are smooth beneath. Their ]:)etioles are only about Js or ^ inch long. The loosely flowered staminate catkins are 2 or 3 inches long; and the pistillate flowers stand, alone or in pairs, on slender, smooth pedicels. The yellow-brown, ]iale-hairy acorns, which ar

. A spring flora for high schools. Botany. FAGACEAE (BEECH FAMILY) 49 B. populifolia. White. Birch. Bark dull, chalky- or ashy-white, smooth and tight, the layers not readily exfoliating. Staminate catkins usually solitary. Leaves triangular, very taper-pointed, smooth and shining on both sides, tremulous on very slender petioles. Sandy or rocky soil. Commonest near the coast. B. alba papyrifera. Canoe Birch. Bark lustrous, creamy or pink- ish-white to bronze, freely splitting into paper-like layers. Staminate catkins mostly 2 or 3. Young leaves pubescent beneath. Large shrub or medium-sized t Stock Photo

RMRDX11P–. A spring flora for high schools. Botany. FAGACEAE (BEECH FAMILY) 49 B. populifolia. White. Birch. Bark dull, chalky- or ashy-white, smooth and tight, the layers not readily exfoliating. Staminate catkins usually solitary. Leaves triangular, very taper-pointed, smooth and shining on both sides, tremulous on very slender petioles. Sandy or rocky soil. Commonest near the coast. B. alba papyrifera. Canoe Birch. Bark lustrous, creamy or pink- ish-white to bronze, freely splitting into paper-like layers. Staminate catkins mostly 2 or 3. Young leaves pubescent beneath. Large shrub or medium-sized t

. A manual of poisonous plants, chiefly of eastern North America, with brief notes on economic and medicinal plants, and numerous illustrations. Poisonous plants. 400 MANUAL OF POISONOUS PLANTS LEITNERIALES Shrubs or trees with entire, petioled, simple leaves; flowers in catkins; staminate flowers subtended by what appears to be a perianth; sepals 3-4; ovary 1-celled; style slender; endosperm thin. Only one family, the Leitnerl- aceae, which consists of a single genus Leitneria, v/ith perhaps 2 species. L. floridana occurs in swamps in southern Missouri to Texas and Florida and pro- duces a wo Stock Photo

RMRDYD29–. A manual of poisonous plants, chiefly of eastern North America, with brief notes on economic and medicinal plants, and numerous illustrations. Poisonous plants. 400 MANUAL OF POISONOUS PLANTS LEITNERIALES Shrubs or trees with entire, petioled, simple leaves; flowers in catkins; staminate flowers subtended by what appears to be a perianth; sepals 3-4; ovary 1-celled; style slender; endosperm thin. Only one family, the Leitnerl- aceae, which consists of a single genus Leitneria, v/ith perhaps 2 species. L. floridana occurs in swamps in southern Missouri to Texas and Florida and pro- duces a wo

RMRDEX2C–. Selected western flora : Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta . Botany; Botany; Botany. BETULACE^ 29. FiQ. 24. — Populus deltoides. 1. CORYIiUS. Hazelnut. Sterile flowers consisting of 8 stamens and a pair of scaly bracts, in catkins in the axils of the branches of the preceding year; fertile flowers clustered in a scaly bud at the ends of the shoots, easily recognized by the long, slender red stigmas appearing before the leaves in early spring; fruit a nut with much thickened coty- ledons and enclosed in a leaf-like involucre. Shrubs with thin double-toothed leaves folded lengthwise in the bud.

RMRDCPJ0–. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. Spanish Oak 295 sionally with a few hairs above, paler, sometimes brownish, smooth or with a few hairs beneath, turning yellow or brown before falUng in the autumn. The leaf- stalk is slender, almost round, 2.5 to 5 cm. long and yellow. The flowers appear in April and May when the leaves are half unfolded, the staminate in clustered hairy catkins 5 to 10 cm. long, their hairy calyx with 4 or 5 broadly ovate, sharp- pointe

. The book of evergreens. A practical treatise on the Coniferæ, or cone-bearing plants. Conifers. Tin: rvpRERS sub-family. 207 distantly disjiosccl, spreadinj:: i* ii:laucous-greon in color. Branches numerous, spreading, incurved, catkins very numerous, bright yellow color, and covering the plant with their golden hued pollen at maturity. I^ertlle plant ^ leaves, small,scale-formed, loose- ly imbricated, and plac- ed binately. Branch- es, numerous, spread- in?!:, drooping, somewhat slender. Fruit small, variable in shape, gener- ally oblong, or spherical, one or two seeded, and of a peculiar d Stock Photo

RMRHD8N9–. The book of evergreens. A practical treatise on the Coniferæ, or cone-bearing plants. Conifers. Tin: rvpRERS sub-family. 207 distantly disjiosccl, spreadinj:: i* ii:laucous-greon in color. Branches numerous, spreading, incurved, catkins very numerous, bright yellow color, and covering the plant with their golden hued pollen at maturity. I^ertlle plant ^ leaves, small,scale-formed, loose- ly imbricated, and plac- ed binately. Branch- es, numerous, spread- in?!:, drooping, somewhat slender. Fruit small, variable in shape, gener- ally oblong, or spherical, one or two seeded, and of a peculiar d

. Bulletin. Natural history; Natural history. Trees of Illinois. 149 QUERCUS PRINUS Linnaeus Cow Oak Basket Oak The Cow Oak is a tree of moderate size and bulk, with stout, up- tiked branches which form a compact, narrow crown. The firm, dark- qreen. and kistrous leaves, 6 to 8 inches long by 3 to 5 inches wide, are Dale or even silverv-hairy beneath, and their margins are regularly and coarsely toothed. The stout petioles are Vi to 1 Yi inches long. The slender staminate catkins are 3 or 4 inches long, and the pistillate flowers stand, 3 or more together, on short hairy stalks. The bright-bro Stock Photo

RMRGW2PB–. Bulletin. Natural history; Natural history. Trees of Illinois. 149 QUERCUS PRINUS Linnaeus Cow Oak Basket Oak The Cow Oak is a tree of moderate size and bulk, with stout, up- tiked branches which form a compact, narrow crown. The firm, dark- qreen. and kistrous leaves, 6 to 8 inches long by 3 to 5 inches wide, are Dale or even silverv-hairy beneath, and their margins are regularly and coarsely toothed. The stout petioles are Vi to 1 Yi inches long. The slender staminate catkins are 3 or 4 inches long, and the pistillate flowers stand, 3 or more together, on short hairy stalks. The bright-bro

. Bulletin. Natural history; Natural history. 116 Illinois Xatikai. Histoky Siuvky Bii.lkti.n QUERCUS SHUMARDII Buckley Red Oak This Red Oak is a tall tree, with a broad, open head of stout, spread- ing branches. The dark-green and lustrous leaves, 6 to 8 inches long by 4 to 5 wide, which are paler beneath and have tufts of pale hairs in the axils of their veins, are deeply divided into 7, less often 5, lobes. The slender, hairless petioles are 2 to 2^/^ inches long. The slender staniinate catkins are 6 or 7 inches long, and the pistillate flowers stand singly on hairy stalks. The long-oval ac Stock Photo

RMRGWE8A–. Bulletin. Natural history; Natural history. 116 Illinois Xatikai. Histoky Siuvky Bii.lkti.n QUERCUS SHUMARDII Buckley Red Oak This Red Oak is a tall tree, with a broad, open head of stout, spread- ing branches. The dark-green and lustrous leaves, 6 to 8 inches long by 4 to 5 wide, which are paler beneath and have tufts of pale hairs in the axils of their veins, are deeply divided into 7, less often 5, lobes. The slender, hairless petioles are 2 to 2^/^ inches long. The slender staniinate catkins are 6 or 7 inches long, and the pistillate flowers stand singly on hairy stalks. The long-oval ac

. Selected western flora [microform] : Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta. Botany; Botanique; Botany; Botanique; Botany; Botanique. BETULA('E.E 29. Fio. 24. — Pr>i>ulu!4 doltoides. 1. c6rYLUS. Hazelnut. Sterile flowers consisting of 8 stamima ami a pair of analy bracts, in catkins in tlie axils of the branches of the preceding year; fertile flowers clust«nKl in a ac*ly bud at the emls of the shoots, easily recognized by the long, slender red stigmas appearing Uttore the leaves in early spring; fruit a nut with much thicltcned coty- ledons and enclosed in a leaf-like involucre. Shrubs with t Stock Photo

RMRENBDH–. Selected western flora [microform] : Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta. Botany; Botanique; Botany; Botanique; Botany; Botanique. BETULA('E.E 29. Fio. 24. — Pr>i>ulu!4 doltoides. 1. c6rYLUS. Hazelnut. Sterile flowers consisting of 8 stamima ami a pair of analy bracts, in catkins in tlie axils of the branches of the preceding year; fertile flowers clust«nKl in a ac*ly bud at the emls of the shoots, easily recognized by the long, slender red stigmas appearing Uttore the leaves in early spring; fruit a nut with much thicltcned coty- ledons and enclosed in a leaf-like involucre. Shrubs with t

. Bulletin. Natural history; Natural history. 12: Il.I.INOIS XATlltAI. HiSTOUY SlItVDY BlI.LKTIX QUERCUS VELUTINA Lamarck Black Oak Yellow-bark Oak '1 he l)!ack Oak is a moderately iiish to very high tree, with an irregu- lar, (thlong crown of rather slender branches. The deeply 5- to 7-lobed, thick, and leathery leaves, which stand on petioles 3 to 6 inches long, are dark-green and lustrous above, paler and more or less hairy beneath, and measure generally 5 to 6 inches long by 3 to 4 inches wide, though they may be either very much smaller or larger. The hairy staminate catkins are 4 to 6 in Stock Photo

RMRGWE55–. Bulletin. Natural history; Natural history. 12: Il.I.INOIS XATlltAI. HiSTOUY SlItVDY BlI.LKTIX QUERCUS VELUTINA Lamarck Black Oak Yellow-bark Oak '1 he l)!ack Oak is a moderately iiish to very high tree, with an irregu- lar, (thlong crown of rather slender branches. The deeply 5- to 7-lobed, thick, and leathery leaves, which stand on petioles 3 to 6 inches long, are dark-green and lustrous above, paler and more or less hairy beneath, and measure generally 5 to 6 inches long by 3 to 4 inches wide, though they may be either very much smaller or larger. The hairy staminate catkins are 4 to 6 in

. Introduction to botany. Botany. Fig. 11. Gray birch {Betula popuUfolia) A, catkins, natural size: s, staminate; p, pistillate. B, cluster of ripened fruits; C, bract witli tliree staminate flowers; U. bract with three pistil- late flowers; JE, fruit. (B, C, D, E, somewhat magnified) the base, not strongly taper-pointed except in the cut-leaved form. Commonly cultivated from Europe. Resembles No. 4, but has whiter bark and (the weeping form) much more slender branches. Var. papyrifera. Canoe Birch, Paper Birch. A large tree, often 60-70 ft. high, with chalky-white papery bark, peeling off in Stock Photo

RMRE2J5Y–. Introduction to botany. Botany. Fig. 11. Gray birch {Betula popuUfolia) A, catkins, natural size: s, staminate; p, pistillate. B, cluster of ripened fruits; C, bract witli tliree staminate flowers; U. bract with three pistil- late flowers; JE, fruit. (B, C, D, E, somewhat magnified) the base, not strongly taper-pointed except in the cut-leaved form. Commonly cultivated from Europe. Resembles No. 4, but has whiter bark and (the weeping form) much more slender branches. Var. papyrifera. Canoe Birch, Paper Birch. A large tree, often 60-70 ft. high, with chalky-white papery bark, peeling off in

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