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posed to the full sun, give animation to 

 scenery. Its branches frequently present a 

 curious corky appearance. In favorable cir- 

 cumstances I have known it grow eighty feet 

 high, with a circumference of seven feet. The 

 Bartram specimen, on dry stony soil, is nearly 

 decayed, and is forty-five feet high, and four 

 and a half feet in circumference. It is raised 

 from seeds, sown as soon as ripe in a light 

 loam, in a cool situation, slightly protected in 

 winter by a few leaves thrown over the bed. 

 Most of them will appear in the following 

 spring. 



LIRIODENDRON", Lmnceus. Nat. Ord. Mag- 

 noliaceae. Polyandria, Polygynia, Linn. Car- 

 pels not opening to let out the seed, as in 

 Magnolia; winged, arranged in a spike. Ca- 

 lyx 3-leaved, deciduous. Corolla 6-petalled, 

 bell-shaped. 



L. TULIPIFERA, Linnceus. Leaves 3-lobed, 

 the terminal lobe appearing as if abruptly 

 cut off. Tulip-tree. Native of the Northern 

 and Middle States. Flowers in June. 



One of the loftiest of American deciduous 

 trees. It rises with a stem perfectly straight; 



