NETTLE FAMILY, Urticaceae 



60. Slippery Elm, Red Elm, Ulmus fulva. Leaves 

 4-7 in. long, rough on both surfaces. Called Slippery 

 Elm because of its thick mucilaginous inner bark. (G). 



61. American Elm, White Elm, Ulmus america- fe 

 na. Leaves 4-6 in. long, rough upper surfaces. Inner 

 bark not mucilaginous. Tree vase-shaped. (G.) 



62. Cork Elm, Ulmus racemosa. Leaves 3-6 in. 

 long, both surfaces smooth. The corky ridges on the 

 bark of the branches distinguish this Elm and give it 



its name. (G). ^k 



63. Hackberry, Celtis occidentalis. Leaves 2-4 in. ^^ 

 long. The Hackberry is distinguished by its leaves, 

 the margins of which are entire near the base, toothed 

 above. (G). 



64. Osage Orange, Madura pomifcra. Leaves 3-5 



in. long, shiny, tapering. The Osage Orange has thorns^ 

 on its branches, a growing spine in the angle of eachj^H 

 leaf. (G., I). 



■55. Red Mulberry, Morns rubra. Leaves 3-5 in. 

 long, The tree may be distinguished by its leaf, which 

 is rough above and hairy beneath, often irregularly 

 lobed. (G). 



56. White Mulberry, Morus alba. Leaves 3-5 in. 



long. Unlike the Red Mulberry the leaves of the 



White Mulberry are smooth and shiny. (I). 



MAGNOLIA FAMILY, Magnoliaceae 



Trees with large tulip-shaped flowers and cone-like 



fruit. 



67. Cucumber Tree. Magnolia acuminata. Leaves 

 6-10 in. long. Two things distinguish this tree: its 

 large shiny leaves, and its cone-like fruit, green ripening 

 to red. (E.) 



68. Tulip Tree, Liriodendron tutipifera. Leaves^ 

 5-6 in. long. No other tree has a leaf with a flattened™ 

 top indented to the midrib. (G.) 



CUSTARD APPLE FAMILY, Anonaceae 



69. Papaw, Asimina triloba. Leaves 10-12 in. long. 

 In addition to the shape of the leaves the Papaw may 

 be distinguished from the Cucumber Tree by its fleshy ^ 

 fruit. (G). % 



LAUREL FAMILY, Lauraceae 



70. Sassafras, Sassafras variifolium. Leaves 4-6 

 in. long. The Sassafras has three distinguishing marks : 

 mitten-shaped leaves, yellowish green twigs, a sassa- 

 fras taste. (G). — 



WITCH HAZEL FAMILY, Hamamelidaceae A 



71. Sweet Gum, Liquidambar styraciflua. Leaves 

 3-5 in. long, glossy, five-pointed. The leaves of the 

 tree suggest maple, but their resinous fragrance, and 

 corky wings on twigs, will always identify the tree (S). 



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