THE TULIP TREE {Liriodendron Tulipijera) 



The tree frame i? one of unusual symmetry and stateliness, the columnar trunk extending far into the crown. The winter 

 twigs end in flattened buds, enclosed in a pair of stipules. The conical fruits, made up of flat-winged seed cases attached to a 

 central spike, persist over winter, and are gradually loosened bv the wind 



