Chapter XII 



THE MAGNOLIA AND TULIP TREE, THE CA- 

 TALPA, THE AILANTHUS, AND THE ARALIA 



Families Magnoliaceae, Bignoniaceae, Simaroubaceae, and 



Araliaceae 



THE magnolia family is made up of trees 

 and shrubs belonging mainly to the 

 tropics, but it has two genera in the 

 Northeastern States, the magnolia and the 

 tulip tree. They are particularly interesting in 

 winter on account of the buds which are 

 covered with stipules forming bud-scales and 

 which protect the undeveloped leaves until they 

 open in the spring. 



There are six species of magnolia in the United 

 States, but only one is found growing wild in New 

 England. The tulip tree is the only species in 

 the genus Liriodendron and it is found only in 

 eastern North America and western China. 



A shrub or slender tree, 4 to 30 feet 



nolia ; Sweet high, with light brown bark. The 



Bay recent shoots area bright green, and 



Magnolia glauca tj.j 17,7 7 , 7 



like the buds they have a tendency 

 towards downiness. Alternate leaf -scars. 



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