. The silva of North America [microform] : a description of the tree which grow naturally in North America exclusive of Mexico. Trees; Trees; Dicotyledons; Arbres; Arbres; Dicotylédones. M sr/A'A OF NoiiTii A mi:UK'A. MORACCA, I (lividt'il to tlic liaM(> into four thick roiiiuloil IoIwh, tlio two oiit<<r IuIioh \w\n\r much hroaihtr than tlie othi'i's, iind is liaik ^iccn, iinil covcrfil with pule MMttcrt'il liaii'H, which arc niont aliunilant on tho inar<<'iiiH of the iolics. The ovai'\ is tiatlcneil. p'ecn anil );lal)i-miH, anil \h rtiirinounteil hy a short Mtjh', iliviilcil in
. The silva of North America [microform] : a description of the tree which grow naturally in North America exclusive of Mexico. Trees; Trees; Dicotyledons; Arbres; Arbres; Dicotylédones. M sr/A'A OF NoiiTii A mi:UK'A. MORACCA, I (lividt'il to tlic liaM(> into four thick roiiiuloil IoIwh, tlio two oiit<<r IuIioh \w\n\r much hroaihtr than tlie othi'i's, iind is liaik ^iccn, iinil covcrfil with pule MMttcrt'il liaii'H, which arc niont aliunilant on tho inar<<'iiiH of the iolics. The ovai'\ is tiatlcneil. p'ecn anil );lal)i-miH, anil \h rtiirinounteil hy a short Mtjh', iliviilcil into two short white stijfinatic iiranches. 'I'he fruit, which ripens from May to July, und is Hpai'in<r|y proiliu'cil on wilil trees, is half an inch Ion;;, dark pnr|ile or nearly hiaek, ami sweet and palatalile. Tiie dnipe is two lines lon^', ovate, roinnled at Imlii ends, with a thin llcshy outer covering and a thii k-wallcd ii^iit hrown nutlet. The seed is ovate, pointed, and covered with a mendiranaeeouH |)iilu yellow testa. Ill the I'liited States Miintri rt Hiilifiilld is distriliiiteil from the valley of the (Jiliirado Kiver hoiitliward in Texas, .ind tlii'oii-eolor »ir siinictiiii'.'s dark hrown, with thick li;;lit yellow sapwood. 'I'he speeilic gravity of the ahsolutely dry wood is l.'i, a culiic foot weighing pounds, it was formerly iis«'d for hows hy the Indians of western Texas.' Disi'overed liy nuniholdt anion;; the .\mles of Kciiador. Minn* nlliilifnllii was first noticed in Texas in the iiciglihorhiKMl of the (iernian colony of New Hraiinfels liy Kerdiiiaml landheimer.' In the countries south of the I'nited States it is freipuMitly as a fruit-tree.' although the fruit which it produces is inferior in size und flavor to that uf the lU-d and Itlack .Mulberry-trees. ' IlavnnI, Proe. b. S. Siil. Mm. viii. .">07. • ijee i. 7-1. • Kiioth, A'yn. I't. .fc'fuin. i. UTU. KXrLANATU)N (»K TIIK I'LATK. I'l-ATK ('("('XXI. MoKfs I I
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