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WOOD AND FOREST. 



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CUCUMBER TREE. MOUNTAIN MAGNOLIA. 



Cucumber, refers to the shape of the fruit. 



Magnolia acuminata Linnaeus. 



Magnolia, named for Pierre Magnol, a French botanist; acuminata, re- 

 fers to pointed fruit. 



Habitat: (See map) ; 

 best at the base of moun- 

 tains in North Carolina 

 and South Carolina and 

 Tennessee. 



Characteristics of the 

 Tree: Height, 60'-90'; 

 diameter, 3'-4'; in forest, 

 clear trunk for 2/3 of 

 height (40' or 50') ; bark, 

 dark brown, thick, fur- 

 rowed ; leaves, large, 

 smooth ; flowers, large 

 greenish yellow ; fruit, 

 dark red "cones" formed 

 of two seeded follicles. 



Appearance of Wood: 



Color, yellow brown, thick 

 sapwood, lighter; diffuse- 

 porous; rings, obscure; 

 grain, very straight, close, 



Habitat. 



satiny ; 

 thin. 



rays, 



numerous 



Leaf. 



Physical Qualities: 



Light (45th in this list), 



