CELTIS 77 



Celtis L inne 1753 

 (L. c e 1 1 i s, lotus tree) 



Trees; leaves alternate in 2 rows, serrate or entire, the lateral veins 

 few and sharply oblique ; flowers mostly monoecious, on the new shoots, 

 staminate in clusters, pistillate usually solitary, appearing soon after the 

 leaves on slender drooping pedicels ; sepals 4-6, more or less united, petals 

 o. stamens 4-6, ovary 1 -celled, styles 2; fruit a round drupe. 



A genus of 60 species, natives of temperate and tropical regions : 

 5 native species occur in the United States. 



Celtis occidentalis L inne 1753 Hackberry 



Large tree, 40-80 ft. high. 1-4 ft. diam.; bark rough, the ridges 

 prominent and projecting, characteristically corky and curly or sinuous; 

 leaves ovate-lanceolate to ovate, edge singly toothed, tapering gradually 

 to an acute tip, base more or less unequal, but usually rounded on both 

 sides and frequently cordate, midrib fairly prominent, the lateral veins 

 5-15, basal two prominent, often giving the leaf a 3-nerved appearance, 

 more or less rough-hairy above, nearly smooth beneath, except on the 

 veins, 8-15 cm. long, 4-7 cm. wide, petioles short, hairy, 1-2 cm. long; 

 flowers small, greenish, clustered or solitary ; fruit a globose drupe. 

 pointed at tip, purple or orange, 1 cm. diam. on a slender pedicel, 2-3 cm. 

 long, often persisting through the winter : occidentalis. western. 



Frequent in woodlands and along streams in the southern part of the 

 state, rarer northward; Quebec-Ga-La-NM-\Vash. One of the most im- 

 portant shade trees in the Middle West. Flowering in May and fruit 

 ripening in September and ( )ctober. Readily grown from seed, sown 

 when ripe, or stratified; easily transplanted, and a rapid grower. 



Wood soft, weak, coarse-grained, heavy, weight 45 lbs. ; sometimes 

 used as a substitute for elm, in fencing, furniture or wheel-making. 



Moraceae Mulberry Family 



'Frees, shrubs or herbs with single alternate leaves and often with 

 milky juice; flowers monoecious or dioecious, often in spikes; sepals 4-5, 

 petals 0, stamens 4-5, ovary 1 -celled; fruit often multiple and fleshy. 



A family of 55 genera, natives of temperate and tropical regions; more 

 than 600 species are known for the genus Ficus, the fig. 



