. 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. 3. ISLAY—Laurocerasus ilicifolia (Nuttall) Rccmer Cerastes ilicifolia Nuttall. Prunus ilicifolia Walpers Inhabiting hillsides, canons, and river banks in Cahfomia and Lower Cali- fornia, this fine evergreen tree attains a maximum height of about 10 meters, with a trunk sometimes 6 dm. thick at the base; it is usually much smaller, how- ever, and often shrubby. The bark is quite thick, red-brown and fissured. The young twi
. 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. 3. ISLAY—Laurocerasus ilicifolia (Nuttall) Rccmer Cerastes ilicifolia Nuttall. Prunus ilicifolia Walpers Inhabiting hillsides, canons, and river banks in Cahfomia and Lower Cali- fornia, this fine evergreen tree attains a maximum height of about 10 meters, with a trunk sometimes 6 dm. thick at the base; it is usually much smaller, how- ever, and often shrubby. The bark is quite thick, red-brown and fissured. The young twigs are smooth, yellow-green, becoming brown, the buds pointed. The leaves are ovate, thick, spiny-toothed, 6 cm. long or less, pointed or blunt at the apex, rounded, sUghtly heart-shaped or narrowed Fig. 473. — Islay. at the base, dark green 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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