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they are disposed in globular heads on rather 

 long peduncles ; but they differ from those of 

 the other genera in having only a single stigma, 

 and in the ovary being inclosed in an integument 

 within the calyx, which becomes juicy as the 

 seeds ripen, and not the calyx itself. The 

 leaves are very irregularly lobed, and hairy ; 

 and the liber or inner bark is used for making 

 what is called Indian paper. 



The Osage Orange {Madura aurantiaca)^ has 

 the male and female flowers on different plants, 

 the male being borne in short close panicles of 

 ten or twelve flowers each, and not differing in 

 construction from those of the other genera. 

 The female flowers are borne on a large globular 

 receptacle, like that of the bread-fruit ; and 

 they resemble those of that plant in construc- 

 tion, except that they are pitcher-shaped instead 

 of being angular, and that they have only one 

 stigma instead of two. The receptacle also 

 never becomes soft and pulpy like that of the 

 bread-fruit, but remains hard and stringy and 

 unfit to eat. The leaves are smooth and of 

 delicate texture, and as they abound in gluti- 

 nous milk, they have been found very suitable 

 for silkworms. The wood is of a beautiful 

 glossy texture, and very fine and close-grained. 

 The tree is found wild in the country of the 

 Osage Indians, near the Mississippi, and from 



