Trees, Shrubs and Vines 



II. Sour Gum. Tupelo. Pepperidge. (Nyssa sylvatica.) 

 Leaf : 2-5', simple, alternate, entire, oval or obovate, usually 

 sharp-pointed, often slightly angled near apex, glossy, crimson in 

 fall. Flower : 3-8-clustered on long stem ; April, May. 

 Fruit : berry-like, blue-black, y^ or less long. Range : Massa- 

 chusetts to Illinois and south. (PI. 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. (PI. V.) 



13. Alligator Pear. Red Bay. (Persea Carolinensis.) 

 Leaf : 4' or more, simple, alternate, entire, oblong, pale. 

 Flower : small, few on a common 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, lustrous 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. (PI. VIII.) 



16. Ear-leaved Umbrella-tree. (Magnolia Fraseri.) 

 Leaf: 8'-i2', simple, alternate, entire, auriculate at base, clus- 

 tered at tip of branch. Flower : large, white ; April, May. 

 Virginia. (PI. VIII.) 



17. Large Tupelo. (Nyssa uniflora.) 

 Leaf: 4'-6', simple, alternate, entire or with few sharp teeth, 

 oblong to ovate, base sometimes cordate, long-stemmed. Flow- 

 er : pistillate ««^/? y April. Fruit: blue, i' long. Virginia, 

 Kentucky, in water and swamp. 



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