on. 



(Jr. ai-lt. n. (I M^nolia, Nfcwood Magnolia macrofihyUa) .— 

 -.mewhat straggling growth, with fine large white 

 ad globular fruit. I a in mountain counties, and 



ision west oi '■'■ 

 are very large, l asuring in fresh specimens twenty- 



four inches long by fifteen wide, tbe gr> dtfa being beyond the 



middle, tbe base ( ing to a small auricle. Bi a above, 



decidedly glauco;; :.mon along Trouble- 



some ( 



Bell, Edmonson, Jackson, Knott, Rockcastle, Powell, Whi 

 Wolfe, and other mountain counties. 



Imbrella Tree (Magnolia tripetala) .—A small tree with large, 

 led leaves, actually used at times as umbrellas. Common in 

 the mountain counties, and observed in Warren and Edmonson 

 counties, where it is locally common. 10—20 feet high. leaves are 

 lanceolate, tapering to both extremities and without auricles. Ex- 

 am]. - ire thirteen and a half by six and a half inches, the 



•vidth being toward the base. In bloom May 26, 18!' 

 Jackson in Breathitt County. Petals yellowish, creamy white, or 

 faintly rose-color; five inches long and two inches wide. 



Bell, Breathitt, Butler, Edmonson, Powell, Rockcastle, War- 

 ren, . Wolfe, and other neighboring coun: 



Ear-lea>ed Matfnolia [Magnolia frascri) .—This tree is fre- 

 quently credited :: P art 01 " 

 the S records it as from Bell and Harlan. I have 

 seen it in cultivation, but have looked for it repeatedly without sue- 

 in which it is said to occur. M. tnacrophylla might 

 conditions be mistaken for it, but its globular fruit should 

 enable any one b innate, that of M. fraseri being elongate. 



Tulip Poplar. fellow Poplar {1 > r on hdtpifera) 



corr «rlv providing lar^e quantities 



of valuable lunr - tulip-; D and orange. Orna- 



mental, tnd 'ii«n pm 



ficent forest tree, with a diameter of six or 



seven fi >:ate Tn 



