. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 33-35. Forests and forestry. 86. Figure 26 Club. 1. Twig. 2. Berries. 3. Cluster of over- ripe berries. 4. Double-pinnately compound leaf with thorny stalk 87 215. Hercules Club,—Aralia spinosa, L. Tivigs very stout with strong scattered prickles; nearly encircled by narrow leaf-scars. Terminal huds large, hrotmi, conical-obtuse; lateral ap- presf, often triangular. ^„ ,, , ^ Leaves 1 or 2-c(mipound, up to 3' x 21' (largest of any native Pennsylvania tree) ; stalks prickly. Flowers small, cream-white, perfect, in large
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 33-35. Forests and forestry. 86. Figure 26 Club. 1. Twig. 2. Berries. 3. Cluster of over- ripe berries. 4. Double-pinnately compound leaf with thorny stalk 87 215. Hercules Club,—Aralia spinosa, L. Tivigs very stout with strong scattered prickles; nearly encircled by narrow leaf-scars. Terminal huds large, hrotmi, conical-obtuse; lateral ap- presf, often triangular. ^„ ,, , ^ Leaves 1 or 2-c(mipound, up to 3' x 21' (largest of any native Pennsylvania tree) ; stalks prickly. Flowers small, cream-white, perfect, in large panicles. Fruit an angled, ovoid, black berry, \" long style per- Locally abundant; usually occasional on moist, fertile soil; 10'-20' tall. (Fig. 26) DOGWOODS,—CORNUS, (Tourn.) L. Species native in Pennsylvania bear perfect flowers. Leaves opposite with one exception. Fruit a small drupe with a stony seed. Understory shrubs and small trees. Wood dense and hard. 216. Flowering Dogwood,—Cornus florida, L. Twigs red tinged with green, smooth, glaucous often; tips with upturned "digitate" effect. Leaf-buds small, often cov- ered by persistent petiole bases; flower-buds terminal, but- ton-like. All huds have two valvate scales. Leaves ovate-acute; clustered toward tips of twigs. Flowers subtended by large, white, petalloid bracts. Fruit scarlet, ovoid; stone grooved; borne in capitate clusters of 2-5; more than V long. Bark on old trees breaks into an "alligator' pattern. Largest and most attractive dogwood of Pennsylvania. (Fig. 25) 217 Round-leaved Dogwood,—Cornus circinata, L'Her. Twigs warty dotted, greenish. Buds acute, short-stalked. apprest. ^ , , , Leaves broad-ovate to orbicular, dense hairy 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 For
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