| | |a great extent superseded
| | |by L. ovalifolium, but it
| | |is still a useful shrub for
| | |rough places. It is one of
| | |the subjects that can be
| | |clipped into all manner of
| | |shapes, hence it is very
| | |popular for topiary work.
| | |
*Liriodendron |United States; |Yellow; |The Tulip tree is one of
tulipifera (Tulip |Magnoliaceae |June |the most beautiful and
tree) | | |distinct of all our hardy
| | |trees, for the peculiarly
| | |shaped four-lobed leaves
| | |cannot be confounded with
| | |those of any other. It
| | |occurs over a considerable
| | |extent of country in North
| | |America, and when suitably
| | |situated attains a height
| | |of 130 to 140 feet. Though
| | |these dimensions are not
| | |reached in this country,
| | |specimens nearly 100 feet
| | |high are known, and its
| | |great value as a timber
| | |tree has been demonstrated
| | |here as well as in the
| | |United States, where it is
| | |given the name of the White
| | |Wood. The yellow Tulip-like
| | |flowers, from whence its
| | |popular name in this
| | |country is derived, are