Handbook of Trees of the I^oktiikkn States and Caxada. 209 



This Magnolia is a tree of medium size, at- 

 taining sometimes a iicight of .'50 or 40 ft. with 

 straight or sometimes inclined trunk rarely 

 more than 18 in. in diameter. It sends out a 

 few large and often contorted itranches mak- 

 ing a ratlier irregular open liead, and often 

 sends up several stems clustered ahout the main 

 trunk. It grows in ricli deep soil along the 

 mountain streams an<] slieltered intervales, and 

 is luicommon and local in its distribution. It 

 never forms tracts of exclusive forests, but 

 is found scattered among Chestnut Oaks, 

 Large-leaf and other Magnolias, Rhododen- 

 drons, the Y(dlow Buckeye, and other trees 

 wliich clothe the slopes of tlie 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 umbrella 

 found in its radiating clusters of leaves at the 

 extremities of its branchlets. 



Its wood is light and soft, a cubic foot when 



perfectly dry weighing 27.96 lbs. 



Leaves chistered at the ends of the branchlets. 

 deciduous, oliovate-obloni;, cunoate at base, acute 

 at apex and at maturity glalirous above, paler 

 beneath. Flotrcrs white ill-scented, cup-shaped, 

 4.5 in. deep ; sepals light green ; petals 6-0 white, 

 concave, those of the outer row largest : fila- 

 ments light purple. Fruit 2%-4 in. long, ovoid- 

 oblong, glabrous, light red. 



1. Macinolia Vmhrella Lam. 



