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finely toothed; leafstem flat ; twigs 



angled, (p. 118.) Cottonwood. 



Trees of lowgrounds, eastern and 

 middle sections ; leaves finely 



toothed ; leafstem round. (p.118.)..Carolina Cottonwood. 

 Trees on dry slopes of the Blue 

 Ridge ; leaves, about 2 inches long, 

 coarsely toothed; leafstem flat- 

 tened, (p. 117.) Aspen. 



(3) Mostly trees on the mountains or cool 

 banks; flowers white, in early summer; 

 fruit a small, dry berry ; leaves sharply 

 toothed ; twigs with large buds and 

 inodorous bark. — Lins or Lindens. 



Leaves thin and nearly smooth, 

 green both sides; found chiefly 



around high mountains, (p. 42.) Basswood. 



Leaves thickish and white beneath, (p. 45.) LlN. 



Leaves thickish, velvety beneath ; 

 found chiefly on cool hummocks 

 near the coast, (p. 44.) Southern Lin. 



(4) Small trees of rich woodland ; bark ill- 



scented when broken ; fruit, ripening 

 in summer, a black, edible berry; 

 often cultivated, (p. 79.) ! Mulberry. 



(6) Leaves about as broad as long, 2 to 5 inches 

 long, not heart-shaped in outline; buds scat-, 

 tered ; large and common trees except last. 



Leaves large, with a broad notch at the 



top, lobed on the sides ; large buds flat- (Yellow Poplar. 



tened; in rich woods and along streams, (p. 39.)..Tulip-tree or 



Leaves small, deeply 5-lobed : crushed 



buds resinous scented ; twigs often with 



corky wings ; fruit a rough ball, about 



1 inch in diameter hanging by a stem 2 



to 3 inches long. (p. 61.) Sweet Gum. 



Leaves 3 to 5-lobed, white beneath with 

 soft wool ; leafstem covering the bud ; 

 trunk of tree smooth and whitish 

 above; fruit a rather smooth ball, 

 about 1 inch in diameter, hanging by a 

 slender stem ; mostly along streams, (p. 81.) Sycamore. 



Leaves with sharp spines along their 



edges, thick, evergreen, dark green ; 



trees with smooth gray bark. (p. 46.) Holly. 



(c) Leaves large, 4 to 30 inches long, oblong in 

 outline, not toothed or lobed ; flowers large 

 and white. — Magnolias. 



Leaves thick, evergreen, over 6 inches 



long, brown-hairy beneath ; Brunswick. (Magnolia. 



county, and frequently cultivated, (p. 33.) Evergreen 



Leaves smaller, white beneath ; bark 



white and smooth ; buds silky; eastern 



swamps White Bay. 



Leaves 4 to 6 inches long, greenish 



beneath ; bark furrowed ; buds silky- 

 hairy ; mountains Cucumber Tree. 



