SYCAMORE. BUTTONWOOD. BUTTON-BALL TREE. 



Plalaiiiis occidentalis L. 



Fig. 265. Branchlet bearing mature leaves and fruit, i ; fruiting head separating, with scattered 

 akenes and hairs, 2 ; branchlet from vigorous shoot showing stipules, 3 ; branchlet in winter, 4 ; 

 base of petiole showing cup-shape nature, 5. 



266, Trunk of a large isolated tree, western New York. 



267. Wood structure magnified 15 diameters. 



