38 Forest Club Annual 



toothed nor notched). 



d. Leaves large. 



e. Leaves 15-30 cm. long, broader at top 

 than at base; fruit fleshy, elongated, 

 7-20 cm. long, 2-7 cm. thick, edible when 

 ripe (Asimina) Papaw 



dd. Leaves small. 



e. Flowers green, small, in terminal spikes 

 and clustered in axils of the leaves; 

 leaves linear-oblong, 4-10 mm. wide; 

 fruit one-seeded, with a loose wall, 3-8 

 mm. broad, surrounded by bracts with 

 margins entire or toothed and sides 



smooth, winged or knobby 



(Atriplex) Atriplex 



ee. Flowers yellow, small, in discoid 5-7 flow- 

 ered heads ; leaves linear or slightly 

 spatulate, 2-5 cm. long, 2-6 mm. wide; 

 fruit an achene (a small dry seed), elon- 

 gated with a tuft of soft roughened 



bristles at tip 



(Chrysothamnus) Rayless goldenrod 



cc. Leaves toothed or notched. 



d. Leaves deeply lobed with large notches. 

 e. Leaves as broad as long, with 3-5 regu- 

 larly and finely toothed lobes, 

 f. Fruit a cluster of 3-5 small shining 



pods with slender oblique tips 



(Opulaster) Ninebark 



ff. Fruit an elongated cluster of small red, 

 yellow or black berries, bearing the 

 shriveled remnant of flowers at their 



tips . (Ribes) Currant 



ee. Leaves longer than broad, 

 f. Leaves green. 



g. Fruit an acorn (a nut resting in a 



separable cup) (Quercus) Oak 



ff. Leaves silvery white. 



g. Leaves wedge-shaped, 3-toothed at 

 end, 1-4 cm. long, 2-6 mm. wide; 

 flowers greenish or yellowish, in 



