. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 33-35. Forests and forestry. 94. a 99 U 00 03 CO tS . w , a> fl o S ft PR'S « ^ TS fr4 93 a; .a -M . tl) p Pi fe . ^«H ^ S OJ A O O S5 O si â¢< be â <5 » en 95 239. Persimmon,âDiospyros virginiana, L. Twigs bitter-astringent, gray to red-brown, usually pale minute-hairy. Buds broad-ovate, acute, apprest, 2 glossy dark brown scales visible; terminal absent. Leaves oval-acute, entire; base cuneate to cordate; 4"-6" long; dark green glossy above, often hairy below; sears have one near-black bundle-scar. Flowers
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 33-35. Forests and forestry. 94. a 99 U 00 03 CO tS . w , a> fl o S ft PR'S « ^ TS fr4 93 a; .a -M . tl) p Pi fe . ^«H ^ S OJ A O O S5 O si â¢< be â <5 » en 95 239. Persimmon,âDiospyros virginiana, L. Twigs bitter-astringent, gray to red-brown, usually pale minute-hairy. Buds broad-ovate, acute, apprest, 2 glossy dark brown scales visible; terminal absent. Leaves oval-acute, entire; base cuneate to cordate; 4"-6" long; dark green glossy above, often hairy below; sears have one near-black bundle-scar. Flowers white; late May; staminate in cymes of 2-several, pistillate solitary and short-stalked. Fruit large, juicy, orange to red, fleshy berry, with per- sistent terminal style and basal calyx; often very astringent: seeds flattened, about I" long. Tree of medium size; occasional in fertile vales. (Fig. 28) 240. *Rose of Sharon,âHibiscus syriacus, L. Ttcigs grayish with flower-scars and persistent fllament- ous stipules at nodes. Buds inconspicuous. Flowers July-August, like hollyhocks, variable in color. Capsules are ovoid, 5-ceUed, 1" long; persistent. Seeds small, kidney-shaped, hair winged. Leaves simple, 3-nerved, about 3" long: base cuneate; al- most 3-lobed, variable coarse-serrate; bright green above, paler below. An erect ornamental from Asia Minor; 10'-20' tall; often spreading by 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 Pennsylvania. Dept. of Forests and Waters. Harrisburg, Pa. : The Department
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