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The Hackberries 



Fig. 310. Hackberry, Tottenville, Staten Island. 



season; they are stalked and axillary, either solitary or several together; the stami- 



natc ones usually have 5 stamens 

 a little longer than the calyx, 

 borne on the white-woolly recep- 

 tacle; the perfect flowers have a 

 white-woolly ovary and as many 

 stamens as there are sepals. The 

 fruit is globular or nearly so, red, 

 orange purple or nearly black, 

 smooth, 7 to 10 mm. in diameter, 

 borne on stalks usually longer 

 than those of the leaves; its stone 

 is pointed and oblong. 



The wood is heavy, having a 

 specific gravity of over 0.70, and 

 has a hmited use for furniture 

 and fencing. The tree is of \cr}' 

 slow growth but is of great inter- 

 est. It is also known as False 

 or Bastard elm. Nettle-tree, Hog- 

 FiG. 311. Hackberry, berry, and Dog-cherry. 



