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FOREST TREES OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE. 



The next year the twig is lengthened by the growth of this bud. Mature leaves 

 (fig. 151), shed in autumn, are somewhat thiekish, stiff, veiny, and very rough 

 to the touch on their top sides; lighter green beneath, with or without very 



Celtis occidentalik. 



minute hairs on the veins and stems. They vary in length from about 2 to 5 

 inches. The cherry-like, slender-stemmed fruits (fig. 151) are smooth, dull 

 purplish brown when ripe in autumn, three-eighths to about one-half an inch 



