Trees of the Northern United States: Their Study, Description and DeterminationApgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)
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Trees of the Northern United States: Their Study, Description and Determination
Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)
Trees -- North America
=TT.= Leaves not two-ranked, over 2 in. long 108. _Podocarpus._
=TT.= Leaves quite regularly two-ranked. (=UU.=)
=UU.= Leaves marked by two longitudinal lines; bruised or
burned leaves with a very disagreeable odor (107a. _Torreya._)
=UU.= Leaves with the midrib forming a distinct ridge,
odor not disagreeable. (=VV.=)
=VV.= Leaves usually less than an inch long 107. _Taxus._
=VV.= Leaves usually more than an inch long (107b. _Cephalotaxus._)
=WW.= Spray decidedly two-ranked, fan-like. (=YY.=)
=WW.= Spray branching in an irregular way, not two-ranked. (=XX.=)
=XX.= Fruit a purplish berry; bark shreddy 106. _Juniperus._
=XX.= Fruit a cone of thick, pointed, not lapping scales
102. _Sequoia._
=YY.= Cones elongated, of lapping scales 103. _Thuya._
=YY.= Cones globular, of peltate, valvate
scales 104. _Chamæcyparis._
=ZZ.= Leaves very broad at base, half clasping the stem and
rapidly narrowed to an acute tip; hardly at all
spreading from the thread-like twigs; flowers pinkish,
in spike-like clusters 6. _Tamarix._
=ZZ.= Leaves more elongated, quite even in width, not
clasping the stem 101. _Taxodium._
[Footnote 1: Look on the elongated branches for the arrangement of the
leaves; they are too closely clustered on the short side shoots. See
page 18.]
=CLASS I. ANGIOSPÉRMÆ.=
Plants with a pistil consisting of a closed ovary, which contains the
ovules and forms the fruit.
ORDER =I. MAGNOLIACEÆ.= (MAGNOLIA FAMILY.)
Trees or shrubs, mainly of tropical regions, including, in our section,
the three following genera:
GENUS =1. MAGNÒLIA.=
Trees and tall shrubs with alternate, thick, smooth, entire leaves with
deciduous stipules which form the bud-scales, and are attached entirely
around the stem, leaving a ridge, as in Liriodendron.
Flowers very large (3 to 10 in. in diameter), usually white, solitary.
Fruit a large cone from which the seeds, drupe-like, usually red, hang
out on long threads during the autumn.
* Blooming with or before the opening of the leaves. (=A.=)
=A.= Flowers entirely white 9, 10.
=A.= Flowers dark purple 11.
=A.= Flowers mixed purple and white. A large number of
hybrids from China and Japan.
* Blooming after the leaves expand. (=B.=)
=B.= Leaves evergreen, more than 8 in. long 1.
=B.= Leaves evergreen, not 6 in. long 2.
=B.= Leaves deciduous. (=C.=)
=C.= Leaves decidedly auriculate or cordate at the base. (=D.=)
=D.= Leaves very large (1 to 3 ft. long) 5.
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