The Buckeyes 



2 to 4 oval leaflets. The minute flowers are in panicles, and the 

 fruit is a juicy, i -seeded, purple berry. 



The ^Vhite Ironwood {Hypelate irijoliata, Schwartz.) — 

 A rare species on the Umbrella Keys, and in Cuba and 

 Jamaica, it is esteemed as timber and devoted to boat building. 

 Its wood, though hard, is far from white. The leaves have three 

 obovate leaflets; the minute flowers are succeeded by sweet, 

 black berries, each enclosing a thick pit. 



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