Illustrated Guide to Trees and Shrubs: A Handbook of the Woody Plants of the Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada/Revised Edition"Excellent keys, superbly drawn illustrations. To the student or layman I recommend this book most highly." — Farida A. Wiley, American Museum of Natural History Nature lovers will welcome this authoritative, easily accessible guide to all woody plants — trees, shrubs, or vines — both wild and cultivated, commonly found in the Northeastern United States and adjacent parts of Canada. The book omits lengthy technical descriptions in favor of easy-to-use keys covering such characteristics as leaves, twigs, bark, buds, seeds, stems, fruit or fruit stalks, and other identifying traits. For this revised edition, Dr. Graves added a Winter Key, which, together with the Summer Key, facilitates identification throughout the year. With the help of these keys, a section of "shortcuts" for the novice, a glossary, and over 300 detailed, accurate pen-and-ink drawings, even beginners will be able to quickly and accurately identify a wide variety of plants. Rigorous enough for the scientists, yet easily accessible to the layman, this book is the ideal resource for naturalists, hikers, amateur botanists, gardeners, homeowners — anyone who wants to know more about the trees and shrubs of the Northeast. "An outstanding feature of the book is the more than 300 pen-and-ink drawings by a noted botanical artist, Maud H. Purdy. It is a real pleasure to view page after page of these original and excellent drawings reproduced from copper plates." — Scientific Monthly |
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... green or red brt . Under 113 we would find the cor : rect answer in the third 114 , p . 45 , since the buds are lopsided . Or , if we should have some other species of Tilia without pronounced color we should select the second 120 , p ...
... green or red brt . Under 113 we would find the cor : rect answer in the third 114 , p . 45 , since the buds are lopsided . Or , if we should have some other species of Tilia without pronounced color we should select the second 120 , p ...
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... green color , and ( 2 ) the green foliage leaves . These are known as the primary and secondary leaves , respectively . The primary leaves are usually small and scale - like and function as bud scales . But in the Pine , in the young ...
... green color , and ( 2 ) the green foliage leaves . These are known as the primary and secondary leaves , respectively . The primary leaves are usually small and scale - like and function as bud scales . But in the Pine , in the young ...
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... green diaphragm at each node ( Pl . XVII , 3 ) ... Broussonetia 114 14. Lvs . glabrous above , pubescent beneath , usually entire , but sometimes with 1 or 2 lateral teeth , and in 3's , never alternate ( Pl . XLI , 3 ) 13. Lvs ...
... green diaphragm at each node ( Pl . XVII , 3 ) ... Broussonetia 114 14. Lvs . glabrous above , pubescent beneath , usually entire , but sometimes with 1 or 2 lateral teeth , and in 3's , never alternate ( Pl . XLI , 3 ) 13. Lvs ...
Page 21
... green ( Fig . 71 , p . 155 ) .. 10. Lfts . distinctly toothed or lobed . ..Sophora 153 20. Sap milky ( Pl . XXV , 3 and XXIV , 2 ) .... Rhus typhina and glabra 161 , 163 20 , Sap not milky . 21. Pith not chambered . 21. Pith chambered ...
... green ( Fig . 71 , p . 155 ) .. 10. Lfts . distinctly toothed or lobed . ..Sophora 153 20. Sap milky ( Pl . XXV , 3 and XXIV , 2 ) .... Rhus typhina and glabra 161 , 163 20 , Sap not milky . 21. Pith not chambered . 21. Pith chambered ...
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... . ..Platanus 132 50. Pith white with green border ( Fig . 85 , p . 181 ) ... Hibiscus 181 50. Pith not as above ( Fig . 55 , p . 136 ) .......... Crataegus 135 37. Lvs . pinnately veined . 51. Twining ; lvs 22 SUMMER KEY 22.
... . ..Platanus 132 50. Pith white with green border ( Fig . 85 , p . 181 ) ... Hibiscus 181 50. Pith not as above ( Fig . 55 , p . 136 ) .......... Crataegus 135 37. Lvs . pinnately veined . 51. Twining ; lvs 22 SUMMER KEY 22.
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absent alternate appear bark base beneath berries Black bright brown brts bud scales bundle scars catkins chambered close clusters common commonly compound cone covered cult dark deciduous deeply diam drupe entire especially evergreen fall FAMILY Flowering fragrant glabrous glaucous gray green growing growth Ifts Japanese lacking larger lateral leaf least leaves less Lfts lobed margins narrow native nearly nodes occur odor opposite ovate pairs persistent petioles pinnate pith plants PLATE pointed present prickles pubescent rarely resin rounded seeds serrate shining short showing shrub side simple single slender slightly small tree smaller smooth soil sometimes stalked stem stipule scars teeth thick thorns toothed true terminal bud trunk usually veins winter wood woody yellow young