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but there are seven or eight stamens, and these with 

 their dark purple anthers give that lovely flush of 

 color which is so charming. The bark of the tree is 

 gray, through which you can detect a reddish cast. 

 The bark is broken in rather broad scaly ridges. The 

 fruit of the tree is a wafer-like samara, winged all 

 around the seed. The edge of this wing is densely 

 hairy (ciliate), as are also the sides of the whole 

 samara. 



