The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-09-29
For the Record.
\ TREEsAND sHRUBs0F OHIO.
BY REV. O. H. WARREN.
TULIP TREE or whitewood.

than any other tree of our for
ests. 1t belongs to the same
natural order as the Magnolias
and stands equal if not superi
or to many OF them. This
magnificent tree will justly
rank among our very finest for.
est trees. ? 1t is amazing to be
hold the height and size of the
trunk Of the Tulip free. 1t
rises up grandly," towering
above the height of one hun.
dred and twenty OF. thirty feet,
with a trunk often from sixteen
to eighteen feet in girth. Well
may it be denominated a giant
among thousands of trees
which embellish. the extended
plains, the rising hills and
lofty mountains of The Ameri,
can soil. This stately tree is
quite generally difTused over
The United States, being found
abundant in many Of The Nor.
thern and Middle and Western
States. The leaves are ex.
cecdingly rich and glossy, be-
ing three~lobed, the terminal
lobe appearing as if abruptly.
cut of; they are large and
beautiful. The blossoms which
greatly resemble Large gar
den tulip, unfold themselves in
the sunny month otJune;ttheS
are composed of six thick yell
low petals, matted on the inner
side with red and green. They
are supported singlyS the
terminal shoots, possessing a
slight perfume, and a very gay
appearance. The seed vessels,
which are numerous, mature in
the pleasant month of October,
and are formed of a number OF
scales sur. ounding the central
axis in the form of a cone. 1t is
a we'll authenticated fact that
the young trees under thirty or
thirty.fve feet do not often
perfect their seeds. We find
belonging TO this species two
kinds of timber, known as the
White and The Yellow Poplar,
or Tulip Tree. These are as it
is we'll known to the careful
observer the same species, but
the variation is produced by
the soil in which. they are 10
Gated, ii growing In dry grav.
ely and elevated lands the
timber will be of a white kind,
and in deep rich and moist
grounds the timber will be vel,
low. The Tulip Tree is quite
difficult TO transplant, as the
roots are tender and 1eshy;
but it may be quite easily prop
agated from seeds which will
produce fine plants. Whoever
may once have gazed upon this
one OF the most stately trees Of
the North American forests,
where the location was congo. {.
nialto its free growth, with its
pretty clean trunk, rising up as
straight as a column for forty
or fifty feet, surmounted by an
! elegant and ample summit,
clothed with its, rich, glossy
and peculiar appearance. Il
its location is in the midst OF
other forest trees, however 81
gantic of their kind, its tenden
cy is to rise up preeminently,
and 1t only fully exhibits itself
in all its towering majesty
when supported on such a no
bic columnar trunk, as it
reaches up far above the heads
ofits neighbors ofthe surround.
ing forest, where in the loftiest
elevation, its large, snowy and
variegated flowers, together
with its green, shining foliage
triumphantly display their su-
perior richness to an admiring
world. 1t has many claims up,
on The landscape gardener,
Wien standing alone, or near
the border of a mass of trees it
will fully display its charming
characteristics to the lover OF
the beautiful, manifesting its
own peculiar splendor from the
root to the very summit; for
no tree perhaps, of all oarAlinl :
mense forest oflhe sameagrane
deur and magnitude, is So truly
beautiful and gfacefuf in every
portion of its trunk aud
branches. Who does not de-
light to behold tbisfamAiar tree
in the sunny days of June,
standing on the verdant lawn,
clothed with its ample glossy
foliage, while, the large and su,
perb blossoms, peep out from,
amidst the tufted canopy, and