CHINESE COUNTEKPART OF THE AMEKICAN TLLIP TREE 



There arc only two species of tulip tree known, one in Eastern North America, the other 

 in Western China. Of vigorous constitution, the Chinese tulip tree {Liriodendron chimnsis) 

 is the Chinese counterpart of the North American tulip poplar or whitcwood. It apix^ars 

 to thrive quite well when grafted on the American species, L. tidipifera, and differs (mly 

 in the most minor characters from its American relative. Photograph from E. H. Wilson. 

 (Fig. 10.) 



