536 MAGNOLIACEAE 
(SWEET-BAY. SWAMP-BAY. WHITE-BAY. BEAVER- sgn )—Swamps and low 
b dd Coastal Plain and rarely adj. provinces, Fla. to E 'Tex., Tenn. and 
—BSpr.-fall.—Of all our trees, this is one of the e consistent BE 
"S adad soils. It is deciduous 
3. M. tripetala L. Tre trunk-diameter of 4 dm., the 
twigs glabrous: leaf- blades.. alliptic. an Pee to obov se ‘oblanceolate, 2-7 
dm. long, acute, sometimes abruptly pointed, pubescent beneath at least when 
young: flowers scented, but not pleasantly so: petals elliptic. x 
16 em. long: fruit-cone ellipsoid, 8-12 cm. long, pink. [M. Umbrella pes 
(UMBRELLA-TREE. MBRELLA-MAGNOLIA. ELK-WOOD D.)—Rich woods d ravines, 
various provinces N of Coastal Plain, Ga. to Ark., Mo., and Pa.—This and the 
four following species are called cucumber- trees. 
M. TE Walt. Tree with a maximum trunk-diameter of 5 dm., the 
twigs glaucous: leaf-blades elongate-obovate to obovate-spatulate, 2—4 dm . lo ong, 
the hasal Mur pee directed kward: flowers pleasantly scented : petals 
elliptic to peii did ate, ee 2s ong: fruit-cone ellipsoid-conic, 7—12 e 
long, eep- LEA p A-TREE OUNTAIN-OREAD. ND DIAN- 
SIC. )— Woods, - Blue R Ridge : and adj. ao inces, Ga. to Ala., Ky., and Va 
M. bursa Pursh. Tree with a re Mm a diameter of about 
2 dm e twigs green: leaf-blades rhombic-obovate, 1-2 dm. long, the basal 
rds Aure owers somewhat fragrant: an Pes 5-8 cm. long: 
fruit-cone ellipsoid, 6-8 mm. long, pi za OREAD. \—Woods and i stream- 
banks, Coastal Plain, WwW Fla. to Miss. and G 
6. M. ue Miehx. Tree with a maximum trunk-diameter of about 
5 dm. twigs pubescent: leaf-blades dedu. to ee pl ria ay 3-9 dm. 
em aa basal lobes broad: flowers fragrant: petals rather irregular in shape, 
but broad, the outer 19-23 cm. long: 22 n ee or broadly es 
6-11 mm. in di ink. REAT-LE AL 
SILVER-LEAF. Big-BLOOM.)—Rich woods, various provinces, W Fla. to La., 
Ark. Ec nd N. C.—The trunk is sometimes branched near the base 
Ashei Weatherby. Tree similar to M. macrophylla, but smaller and 
sometimes shrubby: leaf-blades with the pubescenee of the midrib beneath sub- 
appressed: petals more or less irregular in shape, -o ue dh to oval, vary- 
ing to broadest above the middle or below it, the outer 12—15 em. long: fruit- 
cone cylindric-ovoid, 5-11 em. long.—Sandy woods in streams, Coastal Plain, 
W Fla. (and S Ga.?); also Tex. 
5. LIRIODENDRON L. es. Leaves deciduous: blades lobed. 
Flowers perfect, greenish-yellow. pon 3, reflexed. Petals 6, broader than 
the sepals, erect. Fruit a cone of appressed 
samara-like carpels—Two species, the fol- 
lowing and one in China 
1. L. Tulipifera L. Tree becoming 60 m 
tal, the bark with flat ridges: le af-blades 
6-20 cm. wide, 4-lobed, truncate or notched 
at the apex: flowers ee podes 
elliptic to elliptic-obovate, 4 em. long: 
petals elliptic, oval, or ao ae greenish- 
dern and das tinged with orange: fruit 
5-7 cm. long, erect, the carpels 3-4 
em Wa EEN ney DIE BEN WHITE- 
E OP Rich damp 
woods, various provinces, N pen. Fla. to 
Ark. Mich., Ont., and Mass.—Sum —An important nae tree. 
