Trkes of THii Northern United States 55 



r.;irk hitter aromatic; Howers hisporaiigratc, large, soli- 

 tary : I)iuls covered with connate, sheathing stipules; pith 

 usually diaphragmed Init solid; fruit aggregate, cone-like. 



1. Leaves auricidate, glahrous. Leaf huds glabrous. .1/. 



frasrri. 

 1. Leaves rounded or truncate at the base. thin. Leaf 



huds silky pubescent. M. aciiininata. 



1. Leaves acute at the base. 2. 



■J. Leaves light green beneath, 1-2 ft. long. Leaf buds 

 glabrous. .1/. fripcfala. 



2. Leaves glaucous beneath, 3-6 in. long. Leaf buds 



pubescent. M. inrginiana. 



1. Magnolia acuminata L. Cucumber Magnolia. A 

 large tree with silky pubescent leaf-buds. Leaves oval, acute 

 or somewhat acuminate, rounded or truncate at the base ^-1 

 ft. long; flowers greenish-yellow. Wood soft, light, and dur- 

 a!)le : used for cabinet-work, pump-logs, and water-troughs. 

 X. ^■. to (Ontario and Mo., Ga.. Ala., and Ark. 



2. Magnolia tripetala L. Umbrella Magnolia. A low 

 tree with glabrous leaf-buds and irregular branches. Leaves 

 ol)ovate, acute, cuneate at the base, 1-2 ft. long, flowers white. 

 sligiitly odorous. Wood soft and light. Penn. to Ga., Mo.. 

 Ark., and Miss. 



H. Magnolia virginiana L. Laurel Magnolia. A tree 

 with pubescent leaf buds. Leaves oval or oblong, acute at 

 the base. 3-6 in. long; flowers white, deliciously fragrant. Tn 

 swami)s. Mass. to Penn., Fla., Ark., and Tex. 



I. Magnolia fraseri Walt. I-'raser Magnolia. .\ tree 

 with spreading; hranches and glabrous leaf buds. Leaves 

 elongated-olxtvatt' or (»hlong, auriculate, -1-2 ft. long; llowers 

 white. In moimtaiu woods. Va. and Ky. to Ma. and .Miss. 



V^arious Magnolias are in cultivation, the more connnon 

 one is Magnolia soitlaugiana, Soulangc's Magnolia, a small 

 tree with large ])urplish-pink flowers appearing before the 

 leaves. 



- > 13. Liriodendron L. Tuliptree. 



Trees with alternate, truncate, simple leaves, with solid, 

 diapiiravimed pith and complete stipular rings. 



