. Handbook of the trees of the northern states and Canada east of the Rocky Mountains, photo-descriptive . Trees. Handbook of Teees of the IN'oetheen States and Canada. 129 This curious and interesting Alcier is a small tree, occasionally attaining the height of 30 ft., with narrow top and slender branches and smooth-barked trunk 5 or 6 in. in di- ameter. It is ver}' distinct from all other Alders in several respects. Its bright glossy green foliage is in strong contrast to the dull green of the other Alders, and its period of blossoming, instead of being when the trees are leafless in early s
. Handbook of the trees of the northern states and Canada east of the Rocky Mountains, photo-descriptive . Trees. Handbook of Teees of the IN'oetheen States and Canada. 129 This curious and interesting Alcier is a small tree, occasionally attaining the height of 30 ft., with narrow top and slender branches and smooth-barked trunk 5 or 6 in. in di- ameter. It is ver}' distinct from all other Alders in several respects. Its bright glossy green foliage is in strong contrast to the dull green of the other Alders, and its period of blossoming, instead of being when the trees are leafless in early spring, as with the other species, is not until autumn. Then the efi'ect of its golden catkins and handsome foliage together is very pleasing and gives the tree a peculiar ornamental value. Quite as different, too, as this tree is from the other Alders in its foliage and period of flowering is it in its distribution. The Alders are generally species of wide distribution, but this is limited to two small areas, one near the sea coast on the Delaware and Maryland peninsula and the other far inland on the banks of the Red River in Indian Territory. Its wood is light, a cubic foot weighing lbs., soft and with numerous large medullary rays. Leaves ovate-oblong to obovate, wedge-shaped at base, usually acute or acuminate at apex, re- motely and sharply serrate, scnrfy pubescent when young but at maturity dark green and very lust- rous, pale and minutely glandular punctate bo- neatli. Flowers expanding in September, the staminate aments iu racemes, lVj-2^ in. long from the axils of the upper leaves : the pistillate usually solitary from the axils ot lower leaves. Fniil: strobile about % in. long with thinnish crenate-lobed scales and wingless oblong-obovate seeds liberated late in autumn of the year subse- quent to fertilization.' 1. For genus see p. 420. W/y â :^^^^^iJ- â â i^:n-f' WBf^K. \ â ^ â â ' -'' V m , *^S i-^rfy^Hi Wm fm^ ^m. Please note that these images are extr
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