An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian; 2nd ed. . 5. Magnolia acuminata L. tain AIas;nolia 1840. :\ic Magnolia virginiana var. acuminata L. Sp. PI. 536. 1753. Magnolia acuminata L. Sp. PI. Ed. 2, 756. 1763. A tree 6o°-90° high, the trunk up to 4!° in diameter. Leaf-buds silky-pubescent; leaves scattered along the branches,6-io long, 3-4 wide, thin, oval, acute or somewhat acumi-nate, rounded or tru
An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian; 2nd ed. . 5. Magnolia acuminata L. tain AIas;nolia 1840. :\ic Magnolia virginiana var. acuminata L. Sp. PI. 536. 1753. Magnolia acuminata L. Sp. PI. Ed. 2, 756. 1763. A tree 6o°-90° high, the trunk up to 4!° in diameter. Leaf-buds silky-pubescent; leaves scattered along the branches,6-io long, 3-4 wide, thin, oval, acute or somewhat acumi-nate, rounded or truncate at the base, light green and inoreor less pubescent on the lower surface, especially along theveins; petioles I-li long; flowers oblong-campanulate,greenish-yellow, 2 high; petals obovate or oblong, muchlonger than the spreading deciduous sepals; cone of fruitcylindric, 3-4 long, about i in diameter, rose-colored whenmature. In woods. New York and Ontario to Illinois. Missouri, Georgia,Mississippi and Arkansas. Heart-wood soft, yellowish-brown;sap-wood lighter. Weight per cubic foot 29 lbs. Ascends to4200 ft. in Virginia. Yellow or black linn. May-June. Genus 2. MAGNOLIA FAMILY. 83
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