Bulletin - Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station Volume 131-154 (Paperback)

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. 1907 Excerpt: ... 14. Leaves scale-like or awl-shaped Juniper, p. 64 14. Leaves not as above Bearberry, p. 153 15. Leaves evergreen or persistent 16 15. Leaves deciduous 23 16. Leaves 1-12 inch long Hudsonia, Beach Heather, p. 141 16. Leaves much more than 1-12 inch long 17 17. Leaves not over 1-12 inch broad 18 17. Leaves much over 1-12 inch broad 12 18. Leaves awl-shaped, needle-pointed; mature fruit a bluish berry Juniper, p. 63 18. Leaves flattened, not sharp, borne In a hemlock-like spray; mature fruit a red berry Ground Hemlock, Yew, p. 65 19. Leaves densely brown-woolly below Labrador Tea, p. 170 19. Leaves not as above 20 20. Flowers in a long one-sided spray Leatherleaf, p. 166 20. Flowers not as above 21 21. Fruit-pod (capsule) distinctly oblong; flowers large and showy, 1% to 2 inches across Great Rhododendron, p. 171 21. Fruit-pod (capsule) globular or nearly so; flowers smaller 22 22. Buds naked; flowers showy, purple or pink; corolla % to 1 inch across Smaller Laurels, Kalmla, p. 169 22. Buds scaly; flowers rather inconspicuous, white; corolla not over 14 inch across Wild Rosemary, Andromeda, p. 165 23. Leaves simple 31 23. Leaves compound 24 24. Leaves opposite 25 24. Leaves alternate 26 25. Fruit (capsule) having 3 large inflated cells...Bladder-nut, p. 134 25. Fruit a berry Common Elder, p. 184 26. Leaves without stipules; flowers small, greenish..Sumach, p. 124 26. Leaves with stipules 27 27. Small, greenish flowers in early spring before the leaves; leaves and bark pungent-aromatic Prickly Ash, p. 123 27. Flowers, yellow or pink in early summer; plants not aromatic 28 28. Fruit edible Blackberry and Raspberry, p. 104 28. Fruits not edible 29 29. Flowers large, pink Rose, p. 114 29. Flowers small, yellow or white 30 30. Flowers in pyramidal clusters Siberi...