. Ornamental shrubs of the United States (hardy, cultivated). Shrubs. Fig. 549. — Sweet Gale. Fig. 550.— Fig. 551.— Sweet 'Fern.' Madura. Osage ' Oeange ' (547) —Madura (T<3xylon) pomf- fera — is a thorny shrub or tree with alternate entire glossy leaves having milky juice. The large orange-like fruit gives name to the plant. In the past it was extensively used for hedges; for this it was well fitted, because of its thorns and dense growth. The introduction of wire fences has lessened its value to the hor- ticulturist and now it is generally seen as a tree from 30 to 50 feet high.
. Ornamental shrubs of the United States (hardy, cultivated). Shrubs. Fig. 549. — Sweet Gale. Fig. 550.— Fig. 551.— Sweet 'Fern.' Madura. Osage ' Oeange ' (547) —Madura (T<3xylon) pomf- fera — is a thorny shrub or tree with alternate entire glossy leaves having milky juice. The large orange-like fruit gives name to the plant. In the past it was extensively used for hedges; for this it was well fitted, because of its thorns and dense growth. The introduction of wire fences has lessened its value to the hor- ticulturist and now it is generally seen as a tree from 30 to 50 feet high. The short sharp thorns about an inch long just above the bases of the ovate entire leaves (4 inches long) together with the abundant milky juice will enable the reader to separate this from other plants. [Seeds.]. 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 Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig), 1838-1908; Draycott, Ada (Apgar). New York, Cincinnati [etc] American Book Company
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