Identifier: handbookoftreeso00houg (
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Handbook of the trees of the northern states and Canada east of the Rocky mountains. Photo-descriptiveYear:
1907 (
1900s)Authors:
Hough, Romeyn Beck, 1857-1924Subjects:
Trees -- North AmericaPublisher:
Lowville, N. Y., The authorContributing Library:
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view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.Text Appearing Before Image:SEA-SIDE ALDER. Ahius maritima (Marsh.) Jliielil.Text Appearing After Image:Fig. 145. Leafy branchlet in late summer, i ; do, hearing also mature fruit, 2 ; open strobilesand seeds, 3 ; branchlet in winter, 4. 146. Trunk of tree near Seaford, Del. 147. Wood structure magnified 15 diameters. Handbook of Trees of the Xortherx States axd Caxai>a. 120 This curious and iiileiestiiig Aider is asmall tree, occasionally attaining the heightof 30 ft., with narrow toj) and slender branchesand smooth-harked trunk .) or 6 in. in di-ameter. It is very distinct from all otherAlders in several resi)ects. Its bright glossygreen foliage is in strong contrast to the dullgreen of the other Alders, and its period ofblossoming, instead of l)eing wiien the trees areleafless in early spring, as with the otherspecies, is not until autumn: Then the effectof its golden catkins and handsome foliagetogether is very pleasing and gives the tree apeculiar ornamental value. Quite as different,too, as this tree is from the other Alders inits foliage and period of flowering is it in itsdisNote About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
