The sylva americana; or, A description of the forest trees indigenous to the United States, practically and botanically considered . t,. New York and New Jersey,it is known by the name ofWhite Wood, and of CanoeWood, and more rarely bythat of Tidip Tree. Thislast denomination we have thought most proper to adopt, fromthe resemblance of its flowers to the tulip. The southernextremity of Lake Champlain, in latitude 45°, may be consideredas the northern limit, and the river Connecticut, in the longitudeof 72°, as the eastern limit of the tulip tree. It is only beyondthe Hudson, which flows two de
The sylva americana; or, A description of the forest trees indigenous to the United States, practically and botanically considered . t,. New York and New Jersey,it is known by the name ofWhite Wood, and of CanoeWood, and more rarely bythat of Tidip Tree. Thislast denomination we have thought most proper to adopt, fromthe resemblance of its flowers to the tulip. The southernextremity of Lake Champlain, in latitude 45°, may be consideredas the northern limit, and the river Connecticut, in the longitudeof 72°, as the eastern limit of the tulip tree. It is only beyondthe Hudson, which flows two degrees farther west, and belowthe 43° of latitude, that it is frequently met with and fullydeveloped. It is multiplied in the Middle States, in the upperparts of the Carolinas and of Georgia, and still more abundantlyin the Western Country, particularly in Kentucky. Its compara-tive rareness in the maritime parts of the Carolinas and ofGeorgia, in the Floridas and in Lower Louisiana, is owing lessto the heat of the summer, than to the nature of the soil, whichin some parts is too dry, as in the pme-harrens, and in others too. PLATE 1. A leaf. Fig. 2 A cone. DENDROLOGY. 203 wet, as in the swamps which border the rivers. This tree attainsthe greatest dimensions In a deep, loamy, and extremely fertilesoil, such as is found in the rich bottoms which lie along therivers, and on the borders of the great swamps that are inclosedin the forests. In the Atlantic States, especially at a considerable distance from the sea, tulip trees are often seen 70, 80 and 100 feet in height, with a diameter of 18 inches to 3 feet. But the Western States appear to be the natural soil of this magnificent tree, and here it displays its most powerful vegetation. M. Michaux mentions a tulip tree, near Louisville, on the Ohio, which at five feet from the ground was 22 feet six inches in circumference, and whose elevation he judged to be from 120 to 140 feet. Of all the trees of North America with
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