. A manual of poisonous plants, chiefly of eastern North America, with brief notes on economic and medicinal plants, and numerous illustrations. Poisonous plants. 408 MANUAL OF POISONOUS PLANTS. Fig. 189. Deadly Upas Tree {Antiaris toxicaria). Flowering branch; portion of staminate flower; longitudinal section of pistillate flower. (After Faguet.) elm {Ulmus americana) which supplies a wood used largely in the manufacture of chairs. The partly ornamental elms are rock elm (U. racemosa) and slip- pery elm ([/. fulva). The bark of the latter is used in medicine. The rock elm is used in the manuf


. A manual of poisonous plants, chiefly of eastern North America, with brief notes on economic and medicinal plants, and numerous illustrations. Poisonous plants. 408 MANUAL OF POISONOUS PLANTS. Fig. 189. Deadly Upas Tree {Antiaris toxicaria). Flowering branch; portion of staminate flower; longitudinal section of pistillate flower. (After Faguet.) elm {Ulmus americana) which supplies a wood used largely in the manufacture of chairs. The partly ornamental elms are rock elm (U. racemosa) and slip- pery elm ([/. fulva). The bark of the latter is used in medicine. The rock elm is used in the manufacture of bicycles; the wood taking a pretty finish. One of the common elms of Europe, cultivated in the United States, is the U. campestris. The U. montana is the Scotch elm. The hackberry {Celtis oc- ciden talis) is a valuable shade tree and famishes pretty wood which is difficult to work. The Chlorophora excelsa is one of the best timber trees of West 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 Pammel, L. H. (Louis Hermann), 1862-1931. Cedar Rapids, Ia. , The Torch Press


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