SWAMP BAY. 



Persea puhescens (Piirsli.) Sarc;.i 



Fig. 251. Branchlet bearing leaves and fruit not quite fully grown, i (The peduncles are usually 

 somewhat longer at maturity) ; isolated seeds, 2 ; branchlet in autumn from which the leaves 

 have been removed, 3. 



252. Trunk of tree with leaves at base. Coast region of North Carolina. 



253. Wood structure magnified 15 diameters. 



