Spindle tree (Eunymus europeaeus) showing flowering branch and details of flowers and fruits. From A Masclef 'Atlas des Plantes de France', Paris, 1893. The wood of the spindle was to make meat skewers.

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Spindle tree (Eunymus europeaeus) showing flowering branch and details of flowers and fruits. From A Masclef 'Atlas des Plantes de France', Paris, 1893. The wood of the spindle was to make meat skewers.

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