. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 33-35. Forests and forestry. 54. Figure 14 Osage Orange. 1. Twig with characteristic thorns. 2. Twig and leaves. Tlie latter show tM)ical acute tips and entire margins Red Mui^EBitY. Twigs of varying size. 4. Leaves of typical form 109. Red Mulberry,—Morus rubra, L. Twigs medium heavy, smooth, greenish brown tinted with Buds diverf/c aomcnimt from twigs; greenish-brown with dark margined scales. Leaf-scars raised, concave, nearly circular with irregular bundle-scars. , ,. i.*,.. Leaves often cordate; acute-tipped, 8-nerved, slight
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 33-35. Forests and forestry. 54. Figure 14 Osage Orange. 1. Twig with characteristic thorns. 2. Twig and leaves. Tlie latter show tM)ical acute tips and entire margins Red Mui^EBitY. Twigs of varying size. 4. Leaves of typical form 109. Red Mulberry,—Morus rubra, L. Twigs medium heavy, smooth, greenish brown tinted with Buds diverf/c aomcnimt from twigs; greenish-brown with dark margined scales. Leaf-scars raised, concave, nearly circular with irregular bundle-scars. , ,. i.*,.. Leaves often cordate; acute-tipped, 8-nerved, slightly rough ahove. Bark gray-brown, cut into low flat ridges which often ex- foliate in narrow s<'ales. Fruit about 1" long, dark purple when entirely ripe. (Fig. 14) 110. *White Mulberry,—^Morus alba, L. Twigs finer and yellower than in red mulhernn leaves smaller, glossy above. 55 Buds apprest; scales re<l-brown and evenly colored. Bark yellow-hrovm. Fruit variable from cream-white to violet and black. Native to China. 111. *Paper Mulberry,—Broussonetia papyrifera, (L.) Vent. Twigs gray-puhescent w-ith strong fibrous inner bark. Buds both alternate and opposite; terminal al)seiit. Leaves like Morus sp. but longer stalked, coarse dentate nnd velvety; bark grayer. Dioecious, and usually only staminate trees are met in Pennsylvania. Root-suckers are freely produced; resulting in small and short-lived trees. Native to Asia. 112. *Osap:e Orange,—Maclura pomifera, (Raf.) S^chneider. Like Morns sp. in many ways, but leaves are entire, smooth and glossy; ttvigs often spiny at nodes and rather fine. Dioecious; with yellow-green, orange-size, aggregate fruit. Flap acrid and milky. Buds knobby and inconspicuous. Wood verv hard, yellow, durable. Roots yellow and sucker freely. Native to Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. (Fiu;. 14 » MAGNOLIAS—MAGNOLIA, L. Buds ovate to conical-acute, hairy without or within: scales valvate. Leaves large, entire; scars lunate to oval. Flower
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