Trees, Shrubs and Vines 
11. Sour Gum. Tupelo. Pepperidge. (Nyssa sylvatica.) 
LEAF: 2'-5', simple, alternate, entire, oval or obovate, usually 
sharp-pointed, often slightly angled near apex, g/ossy, crimson in 
fall. FLOWER: 3-8-clustered on long stem; April, May. 
FRuIT: berry-like, blue-black, 1%’ or less long. RANGE: Massa- 
chusetts to Illinois and south. (Pl. VII.) 
12. Sassafras. (S. officinale.) 
LEAF: 3'-6', simple, alternate, entire or 2-3-lobed, ovate or 
oval. FLOWER: small, yellowish, clustered, in spring before or with 
leaves. FRuIT: blue, ovoid; root, wood and bark spicy. (Pl. V.) 
13. Alligator Pear. Red Bay. (Persea Carolinensis.) 
LEAF: 4’ or more, simple, alternate, entire, oblong, pale. 
FLOWER: small, fewonacommon stem; June. FRuIT: a blue 
berry. RANGE: Delaware and south, in swamps. 
14. Willow. Basket Osier. (Salix viminalis.) 
LEAF: 3-6’, simple, alternate, entire or slightly crenate, very 
narrow, apex tapering, /ustrous white and satiny beneath; in 
wet meadows. 
15. Great-leaved Magnolia. (M. macrophylla.) 
LEAF: ‘2°-3°, simple, alternate, entire, obovate-oblong, base 
tapering and cordate, whitish beneath. FLOWER: large, white, 
base purple-spotted, 6-9 petals 6’ long, slightly fragrant ; May, 
June. Kentucky, planted north. (Pl. VIII.) 
16. Ear-leaved Umbrella-tree. (Magnolia Fraseri.) 
LeaF: 8'-12', simple, alternate, entire, auriculate at base, clus- 
tered at tip of branch. FLOWER: large, white; April, May. 
Wireinias)) (PL Vill) 
17. Large Tupelo. (Nyssa uniflora.) 
_ Lear: 4'-6’, simple, alternate, entire or with few sharp teeth, 
oblong to ovate, base sometimes cordate, long-stemmed. FLOw- 
ER: pistillate s¢zgle; April. FRuir: blue, 1’ long. Virginia, 
Kentucky, in water and swamp. 
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