1921] COCKS, A LIST OF THE TREES OF LOUISIANA 209 



ably an escape from cultivation, except possibly in the extreme north- 

 western part of the State. 



MAGNOLIACEAE 



Magnolia grandiflora L. Rich soil over the State. Flowers April 10- 

 June 1. Fruit August. 



Magnolia virginiana var. ausiralis Sarg. Swampy places over the 



State. Flowers April 5. 

 Magnolia acuminata \ 



Known only in West Feli- 



ciana Parish where it is not uncommon. Flowers April 2. 



Magnolia Fraseri Walt. Known only in West Feliciana Parish where 



it is rare. Flowers April 1. 

 Magnolia macrophylla M 



St. Tammany Parish, East Louisiana; 



rare; abundant in Winn Parish, northwest Louisiana- Flowers April 



15. 



Liriodendron Tulipifera L. Rich soil over the State. Flowers April 10. 



Fruit October. 



ANONACEAE 



Asimina triloba Dunal. Rich soil over the State. Most common and 

 attaining its largest size in West Feliciana Parish, Flowers April 4. 

 Fruit August, 



LAIJRACEAE 



Persea Borbonia Spreng. Borders of streams and swamps over the 

 State. Flowers April 5. Fruit September. 



Persea palustris Sarg. Very abundant in Pine-barren swamps in East 

 Louisiana. Not seen west of the Mississippi River. Flowers April 15. 



Sassafras offi 



In dry sandy soil as a shrub 



over the State; in rich alluvial soil becoming a large tree 70 feet high; 

 attaining its largest size in Richland and Franklin Parishes. Flowers 

 March 30. 



HAMAMELIDACEAE 



Liquidambar styraciflua L. In rich soil and borders of swamps over 

 the State. Flowers March 15. Fruit June. 



Hamamelis macrophylla Pursh. On rolling hills and borders of streams 

 over the State. Usually a shrub, sometimes a tree up to 40 feet in height. 

 Flowers December 15 to January 10. 



PLATANACEAE 



Platanus oceidentalis L. Common over the State. Flowers April 5 

 Fruit June. 



