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abundant. It is more abundant on the south shore of Lake Erie. 
It is rare west of the Mississippi River, except in northeastern 
Arkansas and southeastern Missouri. It is most abundant and the 
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Fic. 1.—Map showing distribution of tulip-trees in the United States. In the heavily 
shaded area these trees are usually sufficiently abundant to furnish surplus honey. 
(From data furnished by the Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture. ) 
trees are larger in the south-central portion of its range, especially 
in Tennessee, Kentucky, the western portion of the Carolinas, and 
in the Ohio River basin. It is common throughout the Piedmont 
