. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. 153. PLATE LXXIV. OSAGE ORANGE. 1. Branch with immature leaves and heads of staminate flowers, x i. 2. A staminate flower, enlarged. 3. Branch with a liead of pistillate flowers, x j. 4. A pistillate flower, enlarged. , .^ ± 5. Branch with mature leaves and a single mature fruit, x J. 7\7n\e;\wSsSring'l^ buds, and leaf-scars with bundle-scars, enlarged. OSAGE ORANGE. Madura pomifera, (Raf.) Schneider. OENUS DESCEIPTION—The species described on this page Is the sole representative of this genus. FORM—A small
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. 153. PLATE LXXIV. OSAGE ORANGE. 1. Branch with immature leaves and heads of staminate flowers, x i. 2. A staminate flower, enlarged. 3. Branch with a liead of pistillate flowers, x j. 4. A pistillate flower, enlarged. , .^ ± 5. Branch with mature leaves and a single mature fruit, x J. 7\7n\e;\wSsSring'l^ buds, and leaf-scars with bundle-scars, enlarged. OSAGE ORANGE. Madura pomifera, (Raf.) Schneider. OENUS DESCEIPTION—The species described on this page Is the sole representative of this genus. FORM—A small or medium-sized tree usually attaining a height of 20-40 ft. with a diameter of 12 Inches but reaches a height of 60-60 ft. with a diameter of 2-3 feet. Trunk usually short, stout, often covered with dense growth of sprouts. Crown round-topped, rather open, often irregular. Branches In interior of crown often covered with stiff, spiny, and interlacing branchlets. BAEK—On older trunks rough, dark gray, about M inch thick, longitudinally and sometimes diagonally furrowed, with prominent ridges which scale off into thin close-fitting scales. On branchas It Is thinner, pale brown tinged with yellow. Branches are often armed with straight axillary spines and contain yellow pith. TWIGS—Alternate, rather stout, at first greenish and slightly pubescent, later yellowish- brown, contain yellow pith, marked by pale yellow lenticels. Younger branches are often armed with stout, straight, axillary spines and stout, spur-like, lateral branchlets. BUDS—Alternate; terminal bud absent; equal sized, broad, circular, with 5-7 small chestnut- brown scales. LEAVES—Alternate, simple, about 4 Inches long and 2i Inches wide, ovate in outline, wedge-shaped at base, acute at apex, entire on margin, dark green above, pale green below. lEAF-SCAES—Alternate; located on twig enlargement at nodes; small to medium-sized, broadly triangular to elliptical, contahi usually 1 or 8 bundle-scars, so
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