Trees and shrubs of Central Park . ends, and are about three inches long. They arefinely serrated. When young the leaves have stellatehairs. The flowers are succeeded by small, round, drydrupes in autumn. While studying the storax here, it may be well tonote that the pretty halesia or silverbell tree, whichyou have met so many times on these rambles, is ofthesame family. The halesia, which by the way, getsits name from Setphen Hales, a writer on vegetablephysiology, carries its flowers, also, from the axils ofthe leaves. It is interesting to note the family rela-tionship of the trees and shrub
Trees and shrubs of Central Park . ends, and are about three inches long. They arefinely serrated. When young the leaves have stellatehairs. The flowers are succeeded by small, round, drydrupes in autumn. While studying the storax here, it may be well tonote that the pretty halesia or silverbell tree, whichyou have met so many times on these rambles, is ofthesame family. The halesia, which by the way, getsits name from Setphen Hales, a writer on vegetablephysiology, carries its flowers, also, from the axils ofthe leaves. It is interesting to note the family rela-tionship of the trees and shrubs as you study them. Ifyou will do this, it will add great enjoyment to yourinvestigations. You will find another storax on the edge of theDrive, southwest of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 246 It is on the southerly side of the Drive and stands inbetween a basswood, on the east, and a cluster ofJapan snowballs on the west. The Japan snowballs havethick, roundish, wrinkled leaves. The basswood largeheart-shaped (cordate)
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