ALDER. 



281 



5 Jg-*.^ f ^W 3 



Plate 28. Alnus incana. Speckled or Hoary Alder. 



i. A fruiting mature branch, one-half natural size. 2. A flowering 

 branch, one-hall natural size. 3. Pistillate flower and scale, front view, 

 enlarged. 4. A staminate flower, enlarged. 5. Scale of a staminate catkin, 

 rear view, enlarged. 6. A nut. 7. Scale of a cone. 



