. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. Ill. PLATE XCIII. BUTTONWOOD 1. A flowering ])rant'li, x i. 2. A head of flowers with most of the flowers removed, x §. 'A. A staiiiinate flower, enlarged. 4. A pistillate flower, enlarged. r>. A fruiting branch with mature leaves, x J. 6. An achene, enlarged. 7. A winter twig with two heads of fruit, x J. 8. Section of a twig showing a subpetlolar bud, x J. 9. Section of a twig showing a stipule, natural size. 10. Section of a winter twig, enlarged. 181 BUTTONWOOD Platanus occidentolis, Linnaeus TAMILY AND aEN
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. Ill. PLATE XCIII. BUTTONWOOD 1. A flowering ])rant'li, x i. 2. A head of flowers with most of the flowers removed, x §. 'A. A staiiiinate flower, enlarged. 4. A pistillate flower, enlarged. r>. A fruiting branch with mature leaves, x J. 6. An achene, enlarged. 7. A winter twig with two heads of fruit, x J. 8. Section of a twig showing a subpetlolar bud, x J. 9. Section of a twig showing a stipule, natural size. 10. Section of a winter twig, enlarged. 181 BUTTONWOOD Platanus occidentolis, Linnaeus TAMILY AND aENTS DESCEIPTION-jrhe Plane ^na^^^o T^^U^i^^^a^ ^S 1 gt^ with about J,-^-^^ «j'Ji^ ^ to th^ Static the Old World Plane Tree Pennsylvania. /" ;^^^;\7 .fry omLnTpU^^^ - - «^«^^« ^-« *" *^« ^^"^^"^ ^*''*"- (Platanu. orientallB L.) Ib ve^ co Y ^ ^^ ^^^^^ T^RMâUaually attains a height of 70-125 ft., ""^ '"T deciduous trees of North America. BAEK--On old trunks rather thick. ''8^^'^^"^^^^^^^^J truL. and upper part- of old ones rid^a w^h peel off Into thin dark ^^-'^^^^^ ex^r^ a whitish, yellowish, or a greenish See Fig. 78. . later brownish to gray and XWIOa-Kather stout. .lg^« at ^;\^^Z.:rl^^-T'J-^-^^ «-"' ^"^^^ ^^"'^^"' .mooth. decurrently ^^^^f'^^'^l^^^ aâd white, encircled by stipule-scars. Pith wwe a .ââounded by base of leaf-stalk or leaf and slightly from sectlou below co^e ^^^ ^^^^ .^^^^ pubescent. shining, reddish-brown, the nuddle green ^â i^, 4-IO inches across, j^VES-Alternate. simple. »>-^^; ^f J^/^^^^^ --^' ^t green above. Pale J^een and -»» «^--J^^^^,^ conspicuous, encircling twig, with enlarged hollow bases. Stipules 14 i ^^^^^ ^^g,â ^y occur singly or In groups. gtaminate and pistillate flower heads occur ou different »talK«. greenish and often tinged with red. ^^^^^^ ^^o^t 1 mch veHowLh, »r iree""" bark °' '"&
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