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. Ornamental shrubs of the United States (hardy, cultivated). Shrubs. BETULA 311 Myrka and Comptdnia. Wax ' Myktle ' (548J — Myrica cerlfera, — Sweet Gale (549) — Myrica GMe, — Waxbekky or Baybeeky (550) — Myrica carolin^nsis, — and Sweet ' Fern ' (551) — Myrica (Comptonia) asplenifblia, — are fragrant plants' with alternate simple leaves, inconspic- uous flowers, and waxy or bur-like dry globular fruits. They are wild shrubs rare in cultivation. The Sweet ' Fern ' receives its name from the fern-like appearance of its leaves and is useful to cover, with its dense foliage, rocky barren and sha
. Ornamental shrubs of the United States (hardy, cultivated). Shrubs. BETULA 311 Myrka and Comptdnia. Wax ' Myktle ' (548J — Myrica cerlfera, — Sweet Gale (549) — Myrica GMe, — Waxbekky or Baybeeky (550) — Myrica carolin^nsis, — and Sweet ' Fern ' (551) — Myrica (Comptonia) asplenifblia, — are fragrant plants' with alternate simple leaves, inconspic- uous flowers, and waxy or bur-like dry globular fruits. They are wild shrubs rare in cultivation. The Sweet ' Fern ' receives its name from the fern-like appearance of its leaves and is useful to cover, with its dense foliage, rocky barren and shady places. [Seeds; layers; twig cuttings.] * Leaves narrow and notched like a fern; fruit bur-like. Sweet ' Fern' (551) — Myrica (Comptonia) asplenifblia. * Leaves entire or with few notches; fruit globular, waxy. (A.) A. Low shrubs always less than 10 feet high; leaves usually blunt at tip. (B.) B. Twigs dark brown; leaves small, 1-2J inches long. Sweet Gale (549) — Myrica Gitle. B. Twigs gray; leaves larger, 2-4 inches long. Waxbekey (550) or Batbeery — Myrica carolin^nsis. A. Tall shrub, sometimes a small tree to 40 feet; leaves generally with acute tips. Wax'Myrtle' (548) — Myrica certfera. B^tula. The Birches are mainly tall hardy trees but there are several species shrubby in growth and frequent in cultivation. The birches have alternate simple straight-veined notched leaves, sometimes cut into 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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