SWEET GUM 



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SWEET GUM (Liyuidambar styradflud) 



Distinguishing characters: The persistent, spiny, long- 

 stemmed round fruit; the corky growths on the twigs, the 



FIG, 75, Leaf and Flower of the Tulip Tree. 



characteristic star-shaped leaves (Fig. 76) and the very 

 shiny greenish brown buds and the perfect symmetry of 



