Handbook of Trees of the Nortiiekx States and Canada. 209 



This Magnolia is a tree of medium size, at- 

 taining sonu'tinios a licight of 30 or 40 ft. with 

 straight or soinetiiucs inclined trunk rarely 

 more than IS in. in dianiftcr. It sends out a 

 few large and often contorted branches mak- 

 ing a rather irregular open head, and often 

 .sends up several stems clustered about the main 

 trunk. It grows in rich deep soil along tlie 

 mountain streams and sheltered intervales, ami 

 is uncommon and local in its distribution. It 

 never forms tracts of exclusive forests, but 

 is foiuid scattered among Chestnut Oaks, 

 Lar<:e-leaf and otlier .Magnolias, Rhododen- 

 drons, tlie Yellow Buckeye, and other trees 

 which clothe the slopes of the Alleghany Moun- 

 tains. 



It is vigorous and quite hardy as far north 

 as central New York and is largely planted 

 as an ornamental shade tree, for which use it 

 is peculiarly appropriate. It takes its common 

 name from the resemblance to an umbrelli 

 found in its radiating clusters of leaves at t'l^ 

 extremities of its branchlets. 



Its wood is light and soft, a cubic foot when 



perfectly dry weighing 27. 9G lbs. 



Leaves clustered at the ends of the branchlets. 

 deciduous. ol)ovate-oblonsr. cuneate at base, acutp 

 at apex and at maturity glabrous above, paler 

 beneath. I-loircrx white ill-scented, cnn-shaped. 

 4-."i in. deep ; sepals lia:ht green : petals 6-0 white, 

 concave, those of the outer row lai'gest: tila- 

 Dients light purple. Fruit 21/2-4 in. long, ovoid- 

 oblong, glabrous, light red. 



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