. 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. 164 Beefwood staminate in terminal slender cylindric spikes i to 4 cm. long, the bracts closely imbricated, the anthers exserted; the pistillate flowers are lateral in dense, sub- globose spikes, on short branches, i to 2 cm. long. The cone-like fruit is globular or oblong, i to 2 cm. in diameter, yellowish brown, the scales corky. The fruit is flattish, broadly winged at the top, oval in outline, about 5 mm. long; the wi
. 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. 164 Beefwood staminate in terminal slender cylindric spikes i to 4 cm. long, the bracts closely imbricated, the anthers exserted; the pistillate flowers are lateral in dense, sub- globose spikes, on short branches, i to 2 cm. long. The cone-like fruit is globular or oblong, i to 2 cm. in diameter, yellowish brown, the scales corky. The fruit is flattish, broadly winged at the top, oval in outline, about 5 mm. long; the wing is very thin and membranous, prominently i-nerved, pointed at the Fig. 121. — Beefwood. Beefwood is very hard, strong, close-grained, flesh-colored at first, but turns brown with age; its specific gravity is about It is greatly valued for fuel, for which purpose it is largely planted along sandy seashores, where it thrives best. It is also used as a shade tree. The generic name is derived from the zoological name of the Cassowary, on account of the resemblance of the branchlets of some of these trees to the feathers of that l) 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 Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Shafer, John Adolph. New York : H. Holt and Co.
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