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Additional records are : Montgomery (Evans) ; Putnam (Grimes) ; 

 Knox (Deam). 



Economic uses. Wood heavy, very hard and strong, the most 

 durable in contact with the soil of any of our post timbers. Used 

 principally for fence posts. 



Horticultural value. Sometimes used for ornamental and shade 

 tree purposes. Adapted to all kinds of soil, transplants easily and 

 will endure all kinds of abuse and an excessive amount of smoke. 



MAGNOLIACE^. The Magnolia Family. 



Buds pubescent; leaves entire, fruit fleshy, dehiscent. ... 1 Magnolia. 

 Buds glabrous; leaves lobed; fruit a cone of dry carpels, 



indehiscent 2 Liriodendron. 



1. MAGNOLIA. The Magnolias. 



(Named for Magnol, a distinguished botanist of Montpellier, France.) 



Magnolia acuminata Linnaeus. Cucumber Tree. Plate 70. 

 Bark furrowed; leaves oblong, some obovate, short-pointed, rounded 

 or cordate at the base, in size and shape resembling the leaf of the 

 pawpaw, 1-3 dm. (4-12 inches) long, very hairy when young, soon 

 smooth and dark green above and smooth or nearly so beneath but 

 paler in color; flowers large, about 6 cm. (2}^ inches) long, bell- 

 shaped, pale yellowish-green, appearing in May; fruit cylindrical, 

 5-7 cm. (2-2^ inches) long, 1-2 cm. (^-^ inch) wide. 



Distribution. Southern Ontario south along the Appalachian 

 Mountains to Alabama and west to Eastern Arkansas. In Indiana 

 it is a small tree and has been only rarely found in a few counties 

 bordering on the Ohio River. 



The published records of the distribution are as follows:* Clark 

 (Baird and Taylor); Franklin (Meyncke); Jefferson (Coulter) and 

 (Young); vicinity of New Albany (Clapp); Orange (Elrod and Mc- 

 Intyre) and (Ridgway); Tippecanoe (Coulter).** 



Additional records are: Clark (Deam). 



Horticultural value. In the south it is used extensively for shade 

 purposes. Large trees are now growing in Indianapolis, Lafayette 

 and Laporte, which indicate that it is hardy in Indiana. Its use 

 for shade tree planting should be encouraged. It is adapted to a 

 rich and moist soil, has a good habit of growth and produces a good 

 shade. 



♦Reported by Phinney as occurring in eastern-central Indiana. Reference to Phinney's botany, 

 which is now in the Indianapolis Public Library, in which he kept a record of the plants he noted 

 says: Those that are marked with an X in black have been noted in Indiana and those marked 

 with an X in red have been noted in Ohio and Pennsylvania. The Magnolia acuminata is marked 

 in red, so this reference should be dropped. 



• ♦From'culti vated'tree . 



