. A guide to the trees [microform]. Trees; Botany; Arbres; Botanique. Diosp^ros Virginiiina. mon has a very acrid lastc, as those fiiul thai have been unable lo curb their impatience and have allowed its prettiness to tempt them to " try and see.'' Bi as it grows older, perhaps knows lifi et- ter, and has been mellowed and turned to a rich, reddish orange or brown by the unrelenting touch of Jack Frost, it becomes sweet and agreeable. It is also not until after the tree is a hun- dred years old that it develops its heart-wood. Then it is nearly black, very firm and hard. From it shuttles
. A guide to the trees [microform]. Trees; Botany; Arbres; Botanique. Diosp^ros Virginiiina. mon has a very acrid lastc, as those fiiul thai have been unable lo curb their impatience and have allowed its prettiness to tempt them to " try and see.'' Bi as it grows older, perhaps knows lifi et- ter, and has been mellowed and turned to a rich, reddish orange or brown by the unrelenting touch of Jack Frost, it becomes sweet and agreeable. It is also not until after the tree is a hun- dred years old that it develops its heart-wood. Then it is nearly black, very firm and hard. From it shuttles and shoe lasts are made. In fact, al- most all the parts of the tree are use- ful, as was well known by the Indians. They, in some way, dried its fruit and afterwards made it into beer. Combined with hops it is still brewed into domestic beer, and it is manufactured into brandy. Tannin is also found in the fruit which is possessed of a colouring matter, service- able in making indelible ink. The seeds have been roasted as a substitute for coffee. From the bitter bark a strengthening tonic is produced. Throughout the southern part of the Atlantic and Gulf states the tree is very common, and many of them are often found growing thickly together in a shrubby form. The Duke of Argyle presented a persimmon tree to George the Third, and it is said to be still contentedly growing in the old abore- tum at Kevv. CALIFORNIA MAHOGANY. {Plate CXXVII) Rhus integrifblia. FAMILY SHAPE HEIGHT RANGE TIME OF BLOOM ^ «;// Low, s/i>tutdi>i^. 10- v> f\'ct, or Coast 0/ Ca lij'o r nia. March, April. Bark: reddish or grevisli brown; rouc;h riiul ridged. Leava : simple; al- ternate ; witii siiort, piibescuMit petioles ; oval ; rounded or i)ointed at the apex. 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 Lounsberry, Alic
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