KEY TO TREES AND SHRUBS IN AUTUMN 



Leaves Alternate, Simple 



106 a Trees with conspicuous light-green or whitish patches 



on the upper trunk ; bark peeling in flakes ; fruit 

 globose, suspended on a stem 2 in. or more long 



Platanus. p 163 

 b Trees or shrubs not completely as in a 107 



107 a Leaves star-shaped, 5-7 pointed; fruit globose, prickly; 



twigs often with wings of cork Liquidambar. p 163 



b Leaves not star-shaped 108 



108 a Leaves broadly notched at apex, usually with 2 apical 



and 2 lateral lobes; fruit cylindrical, erect on tree 



Liriodendron. p 152 

 b Leaves not completely as in a 109 



109 a Bark smooth, light gray, without horizontal markings; 



terminal buds slender, about Vz-t in. long. .Fagus. P 143 



b Bark and terminal buds not completely as in a no 



no a Leaves with entire or wavy margins in 



b Leaves with toothed or lobed margins 162 



ni a Climbing or trailing vines 3 ft. or more long; fruit 



berry-like 112 



b Shrubs or trees not completely as in a 113 



112 a Cultivated vine; leaves %-2 in. long, oblong to lance- 



olate Lycium. p 209 



b Wild vines with prickles; leaves ovate to rounded 



Smilax. p 136 



113 a Shrubs trailing or creeping on the ground 114 



b Erect trees or shrubs 116 



114 a Leaves Vi-Vi in. long Oxy coccus, p 196 



b Leaves Mj-3 in. long 115 



115 a Plant covered with brownish hairs; leaves usually Vz 



in. or more broad Epigaea. p 195 



b Plant not covered with brownish hairs; leaves usually 



less than % in. broad Arctostaphylos. p 195 



n6 a Shrubs or trees with thorns on the branches 117 



b Shrubs or trees not with thorns on the branches 119 



117 a Shrub 3 ft. or less high; fruit of red berries 



Berberis thunbergii. p 154 

 b Shrubs or trees 5 ft. or more high 118 



118 a Twigs usually with milky juice; fruit large, green, 



globose ; plant rather common Toxylon. p 14.5 



b Twigs not with milky juice; fruit an orange-yellow 



drupe; plant not very common Hippophae. p 189 



119 a Leaves densely covered with brown hairs beneath; leaf 



margins rolled under Ledum. p 195 



b Leaves not completely as in a 120 



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