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Show Trees Of Ogden And Vicinity By P. S. Baker. Research Department. U. S. Forest Service. '" District 4. Oirden I Mulberry trees nre not frequently planted any more, ns their fruits falling fall-ing to the sidewalks make slippery, dirty pavements. In winter Ihey can bo recognized by the rough light grey lower bark, -which is qulto different , from the coppery brown 'smooth bark of the limbs, which looks much like apple tree bark. There are both red and white mulberries in Ogden, the ( color of the fruit being almost the' j , only difference between them; 7 0 0 j Twenty-fifth street, 2425' Monroe, 1 northeast part of L,ester park. Droop- ing or weeping mulberry is not un-t un-t commonly planted. The leaves frc- m qucntly take an unusual form on this, tree, as they may on vigorous shoots' i of tho common mulberry. On north! central part of Lester park near a1 sprtico tree. ! Magnolia is uncommon in Ogden. Aj small tree may bo seen at 54 S Twenty-fifth Twenty-fifth street, probably a Japanese species. spe-cies. Magnolias have snowy white or pink flowers early in tho spring and largo smooth green leaves. Tulip tree or yellow poplar A poor, small specimen on Lester park, near! tho walk between the Twenty-fourth I and Jefferson avenue entrance and the: drinking fountain in tho middle. The! distinctive shapo of the leaves is! shown in tho cut in tho Scouts' Handbook. Hand-book. It is tho only treo with leaves shaped like this. Sycamore There are two 'kinds ofi sycamore commonly planted, tho oriental (from Turkey and Persia) and tho American. They aro very nearly alike, however, and it takes an expert to tell them apart. Thcso trees are easily distinguished by a thin scaly bark, and ball-pke seed clusters. North of city hall on park, east part of Le3ter park (3). Mountain ash is not a real ash at all, since it has very different flowers and fruit. Tho flowers aro white, in clusters like elder blossoms, and are followed by red berries. The leaves arc compound like ash. Tho tree , never gets large and has a charactcr- istic smooth greenish brown or cop-' cop-' pery brown bark. Near north en-1 en-1 trance to city hall, 543 Twenty-fifth street, 557 Twenty-fifth street. A j smal bushy species Is found in tho j Dhlgher mountains growing wild. I I Haw (hawthorn, thorn, or blakj thorn) A group of closoly related trees hard to tell apart. There aro' two found commonly in this region,' the wild haw found near water courses in the lower mountains and the IDu-j ropean hawthorn planted in Ogden. On west side of walk running north-! east from north door of city hall; 2422, Adams. Both kinds have small flow-! ers, something like cherry troc, and' small red, n.pple-liko fruits. (Continued Tomorrow.) |