An illustrated flora of the 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 ed2illustratedflo02brit Year: 1913 5. Magnolia acuminata L. Cucumber-tree. Moun- tain r^Iagnolia. I'ig. 1849. 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 4J° in diameter. Leaf- buds silky-pubescent; leaves scattered along the branches, 6'-io' long, 3'-4'
An illustrated flora of the 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 ed2illustratedflo02brit Year: 1913 5. Magnolia acuminata L. Cucumber-tree. Moun- tain r^Iagnolia. I'ig. 1849. 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 4J° in diameter. Leaf- buds silky-pubescent; leaves scattered along the branches, 6'-io' long, 3'-4' wide, thin, oval, acute or somewhat acumi- nate, roimded or truncate at the base, light green and more or less pubescent on the lower surface, especially along the veins; petioles I'-li' long; flow-ers oblong-campanulate, yreenish-yellovv, 2' high; petals obovate or oblong, much linger than the spreading deciduous sepals; cone of fruit cylindric, 3-4' long, about i' in diameter, rose-colored when 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. May-June.
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