PLATE VIII. CELTIS OCCIDENTALIS, L. THE HACKBERRY 1-a twig with the ripe fruit in fall. 2-a bud. 3-the bud horizontally cut, both sides 4 scales, the leaves opposite. 4-a twig vertically split with the pith in plates. -a twig with male flowers. 6-a twig with female flowers. 7-the calyx of the male flower with a filament. 8-the calyx of the female flower with the ovary. |