Native Trees of Kentucky 



For planting in parks and along- roadsides, the Tulip Tree is 

 of exceptional excellence. There is no season when this tree is 

 not full of beauty and interest, both to the tree lover and the 

 botanical student. 



The Tulip Tree has three names in common usage: 



1. Yellow Poplar from its supposed similarity in appear- 



ance to trees of the Poplar family. 



2. Saddle Tree from the shape of the leaves. 



3. Tulip Tree from the resemblance of its flower to the 



garden Tulip, which it equals in size and shape. The 

 flower is a bright greenish yellow with orange patches 

 at base. 



Tree tall, 80 to 2CO feet high ; trunk large, continuous, taper- 

 ing like a shaft ; deeply furrowed with age. 

 Bark close, thick, brown, aromatic. .. 

 Leaves width and length nearly equal ; shiny, leathery, with 



square tip. 



Fruit cone-like, with many flat-winged dry seeds attached to 

 a central column. 



FLEET OF TULIP OR "YELLOW POPLAR LOGS' 



After American Lumberman . 



ON OHIO RIVKR. 



