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open, they shed an abundance of yellow pollen. The pistil- 

 late catkins are much smaller and appear in the spring ; their 

 scales are light green, the styles bright red. Both kinds 

 are found on the same tree. 



FIG. 30. IRONWOOD. 

 A twig with leaves and fruit, below a staminate catkin. Reduced. 



6. The flowers of the Ironwood. 



The sterile catkins appear in the fall, one to three together 

 at the tip of short branchlets. They are about two inches 



