HANnBOOK OF TliEKS OF THE. NoRT 1 1 KKN StaTES AXD CaNADA. 2 



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This Magnolia is a tree of medium size, at- 

 tainiiij,' sonn'tiincs a hciglit of 'M) or 40 ft. with 

 straight or sonu'tiim'.s iiu-liiioil trunk rarely 

 uioro tliau IS in. in diameter. It sends out a 

 few hirge and often eontorted branches nial<- 

 iiig a rather irreguhir open head, and often 

 sends up several ^tiMn^ (d\istered aliout the main 

 trunk. It prows in rieh deep soil along the 

 mountain streams and -.Indtered intervah^s, and 

 is unconunou and loeal in its distriltut ion. It 

 never forms tracts of e-\elusive forests, hut 

 is found scattered among Chestnut Oaks, 

 I.argedeaf and other ^Magnolias, ithododen- 

 drons, the Yellow" lUickeye. and other trees 

 which elotli.e the slopes of the Alleghany Moun- 

 tains. 



It is vigorous and quite hardy as far north 

 as central Xew "^'ork and is larg<dy planted 

 as an ornamental shade tree, for which use il 

 is peculiarly ap|n'opidate. It takes its common 

 name from the rexciuldaru'e to an umbrella 

 found in its radiating clusters of leaves at thp 

 extremities of its lo'anchlets. 



Its wood is light and soft, a culdc foot when 



perfectly dry weighing 27.90 lbs. 



T<ravrs clustered at the ends of the branchlels 

 deciduous. oltovate-ohlonLT. cnncate at liase, acni'' 

 at apex and at maturity irlalo-ous above, pali'" 

 ticneath. Floiri'r.i white ill-seented, cnp-shapcd, 

 4-') in. deep; sepals ]i,t;]it arecn : petals (> white 

 concave, those of the onlnr row largest: fila- 

 mcnts lieht purple. Fruit li'i-4 in. long, ovoid- 

 eblong. glabrous, liglit red. 



1. Magnolia UmhrcUa Lam. 



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