Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852, Curtis, George William, 1824-1892, ed · New York, Leavitt & Allen · leaf 459
l maturity, andrough on the out-side, not unlike theseed of the button-wood or sycamore.It hangs till Octo-ber, is not eatable,but is striking andornamental on alarge tree. Thistree was first intro-duced into our gar-dens, where it isnow well known,from a village ofthe Osage Indians,which, coupled… … Fig. 2. The Osage Orange. * The male and female flowers are borne on separate trees. A CHAPTKR ON HEDGES. )61 in various parts of tlie country, witli the Osago orange, as a hedgeplant. The general result, south of this, has been in the highest de-gree favorable. Many who have failed with all…
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