. Familiar trees and their leaves . Trees. THE MAGNOLIAS, ETC. 31 son-red flowers (the petals are pink), which ap- pear from March till May before the leaves are out. These leaves are four inches long, dark green, smooth and glossy, and perfectly heart-shaped; they turn yellow ia the fall. The French Canadians use the acid flowers in their salads and pickles. The name " Judas tree" is handed down to us by tradition ; in olden times it was believed that this tree was the one on which Judas hanged himself. The red bud is common from New York southward and westward to Alabama and Missou
. Familiar trees and their leaves . Trees. THE MAGNOLIAS, ETC. 31 son-red flowers (the petals are pink), which ap- pear from March till May before the leaves are out. These leaves are four inches long, dark green, smooth and glossy, and perfectly heart-shaped; they turn yellow ia the fall. The French Canadians use the acid flowers in their salads and pickles. The name " Judas tree" is handed down to us by tradition ; in olden times it was believed that this tree was the one on which Judas hanged himself. The red bud is common from New York southward and westward to Alabama and Missouri, and is most abundant in Indian Territory and eastern Texas; it is also fre- quently seen in cultivation. There is a very pretty but small specimen opposite the Public Library on Millmont Street, Roxbury, Mass. The tupelo or sour gum reaches its finest proportions in the South, but it is more or less com- mon from central Tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica). ]^ew York south- ward, and westward to Michigan. In the extreme Northeast it may occasionally be found as far as Vermont and southern Maine; but I have never seen the tree in New Hampshire. It is medium Tupelo—Sour Onm. Ivyssa 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 Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938. New York : D. Appleton
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