Page Chinkapin 42 Magnolia 70 Honeylocust 89 Black Locust 91 The Sumacs 94 Ohio Buckeye 101 Basswood 103, 126 Flowering Dogwood 107 Persimmon 110, 127 Silverbell 112 Fringetree 117 Catalpa 118 Mountain Maple 126 Glossary A Achene—A small, hard, dry, 1-celled, indehiscent fruit. Acrid—Sharp or biting to the taste. Acuminate—Tapering at end to a gradual point. Acute—Terminating in a sharp angle. Aggregate fruit—Cluster of ripened ovaries produced from a single flower containing numerous pistils inserted on a common receptacle. Example: fruit of magnolia or blackberry. Alternate—Not opposite on the axis, but borne at regular intervals at different levels. Anther—Pollen-bearing structure of a stamen. Apex—The tip or end of a bud or leaf, i.e., the part opposite the base. Apical—Pertaining to the tip, end, or apex. Appressed—Lying tight or close against. Aromatic—Fragrant; with a pleasing odor. Astringent—Contracting; drawing together. Axil—The upper angle formed by a leaf or branch with a stem. Axis—The central line of an organ; a stem. B Bark—The outer covering of a trunk or branch. Basal—Pertaining to or situated at the base. Berry—A fruit which is fleshy or pulpy throughout, and with several seeds imbedded in the pulpy mass. Bisexual—Having both stamens and pistils, i.e., male and female. Bloom—A powdery or somewhat waxy substance easily rubbed off. Also, to produce or yield blossoms. Bole—The main axis or trunk of a tree. Bract—Modified leaf subtending a flower or belonging to an inflorescence. Bud-scales—Modified leaves covering a bud. Bundle-scars—Scars on the surface of a leaf-scar. Severed ends of the fibro-vascular bundles which connected the twigs with the leaves.