This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...a more or less vase-shaped outline. b. Leaves usually rough above, but smooth beneath, with petioles glabrous; bark of trunk gray, deeply fissured into broad, scaly ridges; inner bark not mucilaginous....U. americana, p. 133. bb. Leaves usually rough both sides, with petioles hairy; bark of trunk dark red-brown, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...a more or less vase-shaped outline. b. Leaves usually rough above, but smooth beneath, with petioles glabrous; bark of trunk gray, deeply fissured into broad, scaly ridges; inner bark not mucilaginous....U. americana, p. 133. bb. Leaves usually rough both sides, with petioles hairy; bark of trunk dark red-brown, shallowly fissured into large, loose plates; inner bark mucilaginous.U. fulva, p. 131. WINTER KEY TO THE SPECIES OF ULMUS a. Buds conspicuously rusty-tomentose; twigs more or less pubescent; inner bark very mucilaginous when chewed....U. fulva, p. 131. aa. Buds not conspicuously rusty-tomentose; twigs glabrous; inner bark not mucilaginous. b. Bundle-scars usually 3; buds % inch long, glabrous; twigs without corky ridges; outline of tree vase-shaped, U. americana, p. 133 bb. Bundle-scars usually 4-6 in a curved line; buds % inch long, somewhat pilose; twigs often with corky ridges; outline of tree narrow-oblong U. racemosa, p. 135. URTICACEAE Slippery Elm. Bed Elm Ulmus fulva Michx. Ulmus pubescens Walt. Habit.--A medium-sized tree 40-60 feet high, with a short trunk 1-2 feet in diameter; spreading branches form a broad, open, flattopped crown. Leaves.--Alternate, simple, 4-7 inches long, about one-half as broad; ovate-oblong; coarsely doubly serrate; thick and firm; dark green and rough above, paler and somewhat rough beneath; petioles short, stout, hairy. Flowers.--April, before the leaves; mostly perfect; borne on short pedicels in crowded fascicles; calyx campanulate, 5-9-lobed, green, hairy; corolla 0; stamens 5-9, with dark red anthers; stigmas 2, reddish purple. Fruit.--May; semi-orbicular, 1-seeded samaras, short-stalked in dense clusters; seed cavity brown-tomentose; wings smooth, nearly % inch long. Winter-buds.--Terminal bud absent; latera...
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Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station
Published:
1916
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English
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Good. Not ex-lib. Original staplebound bulletin recovered in plain white card wraps, lacking original wraps, covers, 8vo. 244pp. Index, glossary, eight plates to mid volume, frontis plate, line drawings throughout. Good only. Light scuffing to overall clean, sharp and slightly pulled back card covers; binding strong and tight with very mild cocking. rolling creases to upper corners of pages throughout volume, stronger toward rear. Rought abrasion, creases and short tears to index pages. Prev. owner's name and info handwritten on pre-title page.
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