. The trees of Northeastern America [microform] : illustrations from original sketches. Trees; Leaves; Arbres; Feuilles. i li Genus MAGNOLIA, L. (Magnolia.) From " Magnol," the name of a botanist of the seventeenth century. Fig. Tree, Mountain Magnolia. M. acuminata, L. Leaves, simple ; alternate ; edge entire. Outline, long oval. Apex, pointed. Base, pointed. Leaves, five to ten inches long, thin, dark green above; green beneath and slightly downy; growing along the branch and not simply in a cluster at its end. Bark, dark and rough. Flowers, three to six inches across,
. The trees of Northeastern America [microform] : illustrations from original sketches. Trees; Leaves; Arbres; Feuilles. i li Genus MAGNOLIA, L. (Magnolia.) From " Magnol," the name of a botanist of the seventeenth century. Fig. Tree, Mountain Magnolia. M. acuminata, L. Leaves, simple ; alternate ; edge entire. Outline, long oval. Apex, pointed. Base, pointed. Leaves, five to ten inches long, thin, dark green above; green beneath and slightly downy; growing along the branch and not simply in a cluster at its end. Bark, dark and rough. Flowers, three to six inches across, bluish or yellowish- white, abundant and fragrant. May. June. Fruit, in a cylinder-shaped bunch, two to three inches long, and somewhat resembling a small cucumber. Found, in rich woods from Western New York to Southern Illinois and southward, and in cultivation. Its finest growth is in the southern Alleghany Mountains. A tree sixty to ninety feet high, with a straight trunk and rich foliage. The wood is durable, soft, and light Used for cabinet-work, for flooring, for pump-logs, and water-troughs. As in other magnolias the juice is bitter | and aromatic. Fig. Bay, Swamp Laurel, Small Magnolia. M. glauca, L. Leaves, simple ; alternate ; edge entire. Outline, long oval or slightly reverse egg-shape. Apex,\ slightly blunt-pointed. Base, pointed. 6. 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 Newhall, Charles S. (Charles Stedman), 1842-1935. New York; London : G. P. Putnam's Sons
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