THE MAGNOLIA AND TULIP TREE 



The meaning of the generic name is un- 

 known. The specific name, spinosa, is the 

 Latin word meaning prickly, and alludes to 

 the stems. 



Southward from Pennsylvania this curious, 

 ungainly tree is found growing wild, and as it 

 is hardy in the North it is frequently cultivated 

 in gardens. It is seen at its best in the rich 

 soil of the Big Smoky Mountains of 'Tennes- 

 see. There it grows to be thirty or thirty-five 

 feet high, with wide-spreading branches and a 

 true arborescent habit. 



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