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Fig. 254. — White Birch (Betula alba. Birch Family, Betuhiceae). 1, flowering 

 branch. 2, fruiting branch. 3-6, staminate flowers. *6, stamen. 

 7, part of pistillate flower-cluster. 8, group of pistillate flowers, outer 

 view. .9, same, inner view. 10, bracts. 11, 12, the same as ripened 

 in the cone. 13, fruit. 14, winter twig. 15, a three-year-old twig, cut 

 across. (Willkomm.) — Tree growing 24 m. tall; bark white; leaves 

 and young twigs resinous; flowers yellowish; fruit brown. Native 

 home, Eurasia. 



