. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. PLATE CXXVII. FRINGE-TREE. 217 iininutnre A flowt'i-inic branch with , A hninc-l. with h-avs. x I A wintt'i- t\vi«, x J. , ..f a winter twi^'. natural si/.r. leavt's, X J FRINGE-TREE. Chionanthus virginica, Linnaeus. reSfve^'^BofhTH?"''^' '??' *° ^'^"'^ *^« Fringe-tree belongs has only one other rep- of t^es^tr^es Ifhlonanthurtpf?'"?*'.'! ^'â ^'^"^ ''' ornamental purposes. The generic name VI tuese irees, Chionanthus. refers to the white flowers which resemble snow. n7?
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. PLATE CXXVII. FRINGE-TREE. 217 iininutnre A flowt'i-inic branch with , A hninc-l. with h-avs. x I A wintt'i- t\vi«, x J. , ..f a winter twi^'. natural si/.r. leavt's, X J FRINGE-TREE. Chionanthus virginica, Linnaeus. reSfve^'^BofhTH?"''^' '??' *° ^'^"'^ *^« Fringe-tree belongs has only one other rep- of t^es^tr^es Ifhlonanthurtpf?'"?*'.'! ^'â ^'^"^ ''' ornamental purposes. The generic name VI tuese irees, Chionanthus. refers to the white flowers which resemble snow. n7?fi**""K ^^t"**^"' «°^«"-«^^«'<i tree usually attaining a height of 20 ft with a diameter of 6-8 nches. but may reach a height of 40 ft. with a diameter of 12 inches Trunl^us^aUy Short, bearing numerous, stout, and ascending branches which form a rather deep! nZ"Z and^fm^th" ""^^^ *'""'' "^^^'" *^*°' ''^^^' 'â¢Â«^'i'«^-brown; on branches light brown to orange. M^Ji^tr^^*^^' '*''"*.⢠"^^'^ ^^'^^ **°^^'' ^'t^ ^^«^°' somewhat angled, slightly hairy Marked by large, conspicuous and elevated leaf-scars and darl: colored lenticels. of^^caltTwS'fnorZl^'i '\^'^T^''^' f «"t * of an '^ch long, covered with about 5 pairs or scales which increase In length from the outer surface and ciliated on the margin. ba^se^I^f^n^^i"' 7P**«"^V t^^^'^*^^' o^ate. 4-8 inches long. 1-4 Inches wide, wedge-shaped at the ;e'ns ^^''^' ^"'^ ^'""^ ^^''^'' P*^^ ^°^ ^"^""t^ b«^<'^ except along LEAF-SCARSâOpposite, raised, semicircular in outline, upper side of margin partly surrounds bud; bundle-scars solitary, large, located on cushions. surrounds Da^to^eT^«^^'^f «T i"" ^^^ °' "^r^ "^^^^ ^^*^^' ^'â¢^ J"«* developing. Borne in drooping «now th,t 2 inches long; perfect, white, and slightly frag
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