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APPENDIX. 
Tulip Tree. Liriodendron tulipifera. 
A magnificent flowering tree, known also as white-wood 
and canon-wood, which surpasses almost every other in 
America in height as well as beauty. The flowers are fragrant, 
and the bark, which has an aromatic odor, has been used as a 
tonic and febrifuge. The wood is valuable for many purposes. 
The name liriodenclron signifies a lily tree. 
