. 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. Mountain Mahogany 425 long; calyx hairy, its tube comparatively short, its lobes sharp-pointed; in fruit the calyx-tube is enlarged, cm. long, cylindric, angular and hairy. The nut- let is cylindric, pointed at each end, somewhat angular, 7 mm. long, dark red- brown and covered with long hairs; plume 5 to 7 cm. long, more or less spirally Fio. 372. — Mountain Mahogany. The wood is close-grained, very hard bu
. 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. Mountain Mahogany 425 long; calyx hairy, its tube comparatively short, its lobes sharp-pointed; in fruit the calyx-tube is enlarged, cm. long, cylindric, angular and hairy. The nut- let is cylindric, pointed at each end, somewhat angular, 7 mm. long, dark red- brown and covered with long hairs; plume 5 to 7 cm. long, more or less spirally Fio. 372. — Mountain Mahogany. The wood is close-grained, very hard but brittle, bright red or brown, and takes a fine polish; its specific gravity is about It is highly valued as a fuel, and largely made into charcoal for use in the region in which it 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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