Fig. i. 



size, 



A perfect flower of the Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera; natural 

 showing almost its entire form and structure. Superior view. 



"The tulip tree, high up, 

 Opened in airs of June, her multitude 

 Of golden chalices to humming-birds 

 And silken winged insects of the sky." — Bryant. 



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