. 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. 354 The Hackberries \f] \^'y. ,'-^-j-\ "V^Vjiâ â H4XV77^ M^vS^ y--^^^^^^^'' \ ^wTTV >c^. â - ?^fcTS£ ^ m-.,lji&'«n-"->-- "^'""^ r^^a^^^'^^t^^^^^li J^jI^^^ -g^^^^s^^^K^^^^j, â J,. 1 u uiiiBfiriiii -- ''â â V â¢' H Fig. ^io. â Hackbcm", Totten\-ille, Staten Island. season; they are stalked and axillan-, either solitan- or several together; the stami- nate ones usually have 5 stamens
. 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. 354 The Hackberries \f] \^'y. ,'-^-j-\ "V^Vjiâ â H4XV77^ M^vS^ y--^^^^^^^'' \ ^wTTV >c^. â - ?^fcTS£ ^ m-.,lji&'«n-"->-- "^'""^ r^^a^^^'^^t^^^^^li J^jI^^^ -g^^^^s^^^K^^^^j, â J,. 1 u uiiiBfiriiii -- ''â â V â¢' H Fig. ^io. â Hackbcm", Totten\-ille, Staten Island. season; they are stalked and axillan-, either solitan- or several together; the stami- nate ones usually have 5 stamens a httle longer than the calyx, borne on the white-woolly recep- tacle; the perfect flowers have a white-woolly and as many stamens as there are sepals. The fruit is globular or nearly so, red, orange purple or nearly black, smooth, 7 to 10 mm. in diameter, borne on stalks usually longer than those of the leaves; its stone is pointed and oblong. The wood is heavy, having a specific gra\ity of over , and has a limited use for furniture and fencing. The tree is of very slow growth but is of great inter- est. It is also kno^ATi as False or Bastard elm. Nettle-tree, Hog- FiG. -,11. âHackbern-. bem-, and 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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