i. ataimnaic tlower 



A. ristill.itc rt.iwer 



THE TUPELO or Pepperidge {.\\ssa sylvatica) 



Flowers appear after the leaves in May. They are greenish and very small. Staminatc trees hear crowded heads of 

 jstamens only. Pistillate trees bear perfect flowers, i to 3 in a cluster. The sour, blue berries ripen in October. The 'oliatt . 

 mt glory of the tree, dark-green and glossy all summer, scarlet in autumn. The wooil is especially Jens'- and heavy 



