THE OSAGE ORANGE {Toxylon pomilerum) 



This handsome hedge tree has stout thorns and foliage of unusual lustre. The staminate flowers are borne in loose, head-like 

 racemes. The pistillate flowers are in globular heads. Theyappear in Juncafier the leaves, on separate trees. The green.orange- 

 like fruit is 4 to S inches in diameter, with many seeds and bitter, milky juice. The wood is very durable in contact with the soil 



