Yearbook^ of Agriculture 1949 



65. Ogeechee 

 tupelo. 



66. American holly. 67. American bass- 68. White basswood. 

 wood. 



shaped, 2 to 25/2 inches across, white, fragrant, spring and early summer. Fruit conelike, 

 1 J/2 to 2 inches long and */* inch thick, dark red, smooth. 



Principal uses : Furniture, boxes, and Venetian blinds. Ornamental. 



61. CUCUMBERTREE, Magnolia acuminata L. ( cucumbertree magnolia, mountain 

 magnolia). 



Large tree of Appalachian Mountain and Ozark regions and intervening portions of 

 Ohio and Mississippi Valleys; also in southern Ontario. Bark dark brown, furrowed, with 

 narrow, scaly, forking ridges. Leaves shedding in fall, elliptical or oval, 5 to 10 inches long, 

 short-pointed, yellow green and smooth above, light green and soft-hairy or nearly smooth 

 beneath. Flowers bell-shaped, greenish yellow, 2 l /z to 3J/2 inches long. Fruit conelike, 

 2 to 3 inches long and 1 inch thick, red. 



Principal uses: Wood used same as yellow-poplar, No. 58. Ornamental and shade tree. 



kk. Twigs without rings. 



I. Leaves broadest below middle PERSIMMON (Diospyros). 



62. COMMON PERSIMMON, Diospyros virginiana L. (persimmon). 



Medium-sized tree of eastern half of United States except northern border. Bark dark 

 brown, thick, deeply divided into small, square, scaly blocks. Leaves oval or elliptical, 2 /2 

 to 6 inches long, long-pointed, rounded at base, shiny dark green above, pale green and 

 smooth or hairy beneath. Male and female flowers on different trees in spring, % to Y& 

 inch long, whitish, in angles of leaves. Fruits $4 to 1 1 /4 inches in diameter, yellow or pale 

 orange, maturing in fall, fleshy, sweet, and edible, known as persimmons. 



Principal uses: Shuttles (used in textile weaving) and golf-club heads. Sometimes 

 planted for the edible persimmon fruits and for ornament. 



II. Leaves broadest above middle TUPELO (Nyssa). 



63. WATER TUPELO, Nyssa aquatica L. (tupelo, tupelo-gum, swamp tupelo, cotton-gum, 

 sour-gum ) . 



Large tree with swollen base, swamps of South Atlantic Coastal Plain, Gulf Coastal 

 Plain, and lower Mississippi Valley. Bark dark brown, thin, rough, with scaly ridges. 

 Leaves oval or oblong, 4 to 6 inches long, short- or long-pointed, edges smooth or with a 

 few teeth, shiny dark green above, pale and soft-hairy beneath. Fruits oblong, 1 inch long, 

 fleshy, purple, acid, 1 -seeded. 



Principal uses: Furniture, boxes, crates, and baskets, and pulpwood. Also railroad ties 

 and cooperage. 



