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all reliable accounts this tree was a most phenomenal elm. It is said 

 to have been of a distinctly pendulous form, with the branches 

 drooping like a Babylonian Willow. 



Toxylon poiiiifcndii Raf., the Osage Orange, which before the 

 advent of wire fences, was an extremely popular hedge plant, is a 

 native of Kansas and Texas. It is quite hardy as far north as 

 Massachusetts. An individual grows at the corner of Merchants 

 Road and Culver Road, on the south side, and this ai)[)ears to be 

 the only tree of any size in the city and vicinity. The circumference 

 is 7 feet, and the height 45 feet. 



Magnolia acuminata Linn., the Cucumber Tree, grows native 

 from Western New York to Alabama. It is found growing in a wild 

 slate in the town of Parma, at Fishers, Ontario county, and at Port- 

 age Falls, on the Genesee River. At No. 455 Lake Avenue, a good 

 individual stands, of which the girth is 6.6 feet, and the height 55 

 feet. On the grounds of H. B. Graves, No. 344 West Avenue there 

 is a well developed Cucumber Tree with a circumference of 6.2 feet 

 and a height of 55 feet. A number of interesting trees were planted 

 at the home now owned by H. B. Graves, and adjoining lots, by the 

 late Captain Giles Kitts, between forty to fifty years since, as nearly 

 as can be ascertained, including the magnolia referred to. Near the 

 Ellwanger & Barry office on Mt. Hope Avenue there is a healthy in- 

 dividual of Magnolia macro pJiylla JMichx. the Large-leaved Cucum- 

 ber Tree. At the base of the stem the girth is four feet, and the 

 height is 25 feet. This magnolia is mostly confined to the southern 

 states in a native condition. The Chinese species and hybrid mag- 

 nolias are abundantly planted throughout the city. The most not- 

 able example is the line of Chinese hybrid ^Magnolias along the cen- 

 ter line of Oxford Street, south of Park Avenue. The oldest of 

 these magnolias were planted over forty years since, by the late 

 H. E. Hooker, who had an important nursery business on these 

 lands at this time. The hybrid known under the name of speciosa 

 was the one mostly planted. At the south end, additional plantings 

 have been made since that time. These Magnolias attract the atten- 

 tion of many horticulturists who visit the city. 



There are good examples of Liriodcndron lulipifcra Linn., the 

 Tulip Tree, around the city. Some remarkably good individuals are 



