. 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 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 5. Magnolia acuminata L. tain IMagnolia. Cucumber-tree. Fig. 1849. Moun- Magnolia virginiana var. acuminata L. Sp. PI. 536. 1753. Magnolia acuminata L. Sp. PI. Ed. 2, 756. 1763. A tree 6o°-go° 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
. 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 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 5. Magnolia acuminata L. tain IMagnolia. Cucumber-tree. Fig. 1849. Moun- Magnolia virginiana var. acuminata L. Sp. PI. 536. 1753. Magnolia acuminata L. Sp. PI. Ed. 2, 756. 1763. A tree 6o°-go° 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 more or .less pubescent on the lower surface, especially along the veins; petioles I'-iJ' long; flowers oblong-cainpanulate, greenish-yellow, 2' high; petals obovate or oblong, much longer than the spreading deciduous sepals; cone of fruit cylindric, 3'-4' long, about i' in diameter, rose-colored when mature. 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 to • 4200 ft. in Virginia. Yellow or black linn. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Brown, Addison, 1830-1913. New York, Scribner
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