Handbook of Trees of the Noetiiern States and Canada. 209 



This Magnolia is a tree of medium size, at- 

 taining sometimes a lieight of 30 or 40 ft. with 

 straight or sometimes inclined trunk rarely 

 more than 18 in. in diameter. It sends out a 

 few large and often contorted branches mak- 

 ing a rather irregular open head, and often 

 sends up several stems clustered about the main 

 trunk. It grows in rich deep soil along the 

 mountain streams and sheltered intervales, and 

 is uncommon and local in its distribution. It 

 never forms tracts of exclusive forests, but 

 is found scattered among Chestnut Oaks, 

 Large-leaf and other ilagnolias, Rhododen- 

 drons, the Yellow Buckeye, and other trees 

 which clothe the slopes of the Alleghany Moun- 

 tains. 



It is vigorous and quite hardy as far north 

 as central New York and is largely planted 

 as an ornamental shade tree, for which use it 

 is peculiarly appropriate. It takes its common 

 name from the resemblance to an umbrella 

 found in its radiating clusters of leaves at the 

 extremities of its branchlets. 



Its wood is light and soft, a cubic foot when 



perfectly dry weighing 27.96 lbs. 



Lea res clustered at the ends of the branchlets. 

 deciduous, ohovate-obloDi;, cuneate at base, acute 

 at apex and at maturity e;Ial>rous above, paler 

 beneath. Flowers white ill-scented, cup-shaped. 

 4-5 in. deep ; sepals light green ; petals 6-9 white, 

 concave, those of the outer row largest : fila- 

 ments light purple. Fruit 2l^-4 in. long, ovoid- 

 oblong, glabrous, light red. 



1. Magnolia VmlireUa Lam. 



