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leaves are formed, the bloffoms begin to break forth from the tops of the branches into {pikes 
of yellowifh, red, pappous, globular flowers; which, when the apices are blown off by the 
_ wind, fwell gradually, retaining their round form to the full bignefs of their feed-veffels, which 
are thick fet with hollow pointed isnt which being fplit open, each cell difcharges a 
fhining black feed. 
The wood is good timber, and ufed in wainfcotting, &c. its grain is fine, beautifully varie- 
gated; and very fit for curious works in joinery; but when wrought too green, is apt to fhrink 
and fly from its joints; fo that the planks require fome years feafoning. The regular form and 
beauty of this tree deferves the regard of the Curious, as none of the American trees affect 
more our foil and climate: from between the wood and the bark there iffues a fragrant gum, 
- which trickles from the wounded tree, and by the heat of the fun congeals into tranfparent 
refinous drops; which the Indians chew, efteeming it a prefervative of the teeth: the bark is 
alfo of fingular ufe to them for covering their houfes. A tree {tripped of its bark will in a few 
_ days yield an hat-full of its odoriferous eum. Ina warm afpect it will ftand our fevereft frofts 
in the open ground: the hardinefs of this tree, with its beauty and regular form, recommends 
_ it as extremely fit for avenues. 
They are increafed by laying down their branches, and are as ceaflly raifed from their feeds : 
the veffels containing the feeds fhould be gathered a little before they open, and fent with the 
feeds in them; or fow them in a box of moift mould, in which let them be brought, and dag 
will come up well in a virgin foil mato any affiftance, 
16. Arbor Tulipifera Virginiana, tripartito aceris folio, media lacinia velut 
abciffa. 
The Tulip-tree. 
This tree grows to a large fize, being fometimes thirty feet in circumference, and of a vaft 
height: in Virginia it is called a Poplar, from the fimilitude of the grain of the wood to that 
of our common poplar. It is ufed in wainfcot fhingles to cover houfes, planks, mill-work, 
&c. being very lafting under ground. The flowers have always been compared to tulips, from 
which refemblance it takes its name; though in reality they are more like the Fritillaria. The 
cone it bears is compofed of fingle-winged feeds; which, when ripe, fall from their placenta, 
and are difperfed far and near by the winds: fo that although their cones are to be plucked 
-before — are ripe, they fhould be cis at the critical time of their feeds beginning to drop, 
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