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WOOD AND FOKEST. 



Habitat. 



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CucuMBEK Tree. Mountain MagnoIvIa. 



Cucumber, refers to the shape of the fruit. 



Magnolia acuminata Linnaeus. 



Magnolia, named for Pierre Jlagnol, a French botanist: acuminata, re- 

 fers to pointed fruit. 



Habitat: (See map) ; 

 best at the base of moun- 

 tains in ISTorth Carolina 

 and >South Carolina and 

 Tennessee. 



Characteristics of the 

 Tree : Height, 60'-90' ; 

 diameter, 3'-4'; in forest, 

 clear tnmk 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, 3'ellow brown, thick 

 sapwood, lighter ; difPnse- 

 porons ; rings, obscure ; 

 grain, very straight, close, 

 satiny; rays, nnmerous 

 thin. 



Physical Qualities : 



i^,,f. Light (iStli in this list), 



