The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1870-05-19
THE VlNTON RECORD
s McARTH UR, o HIos
THURSDAY, MAY I'D, 1870.
FF Fortn REGARD.
TREES AND SHRUBS OF OHIO.
By REV. Q. IL. WARREN,
aMr. Downing Justly remark

flowers, their large anu eiegah'
foliage, we will be ready to ad-
init that there is not a more
gay and magnificent family OF
deciduous trees in this extend
ed world of ours With the
exception Of few small shrubs
or trees of China and the
mountains of Central Asia, this
family of splendid trees are ex.
clusively North American.
CUCUMBER MAGNOLIA.
Magnolia Accumidtd.
This noble tree is known in
Ohio end most of the States of
the Union as the Cucumber
tree from the fact that its fruit
greatly resembles the garden
cucumber. The leaves are oval,
accuminate, pubescent be.
meath; petals obc vate. This
noble forest tree, in the North.
ern and Middle States, occu.
pies the place IN point of ma,
jesty and elevation Of the large
evergreen Magnolia of the
South. 1t is not found growing
north of Lake Erie, but in the
Middle, the Western and Sou:hI
western States it is met with.
Where the soil is deep and
fertile it rises up grandly to
the height of seventy or eighty
feet with a trunk three or four
feet in diameter. Those who
may have travelled along the
range ofthe lofty Alleghanies,
and southwark will find this
noble tree in the mountain ac-
clivities, and moist, quiet and
sheltered valleys abundant,
and developing its superior
characteristics; there it is seen
in all its majesty and periec.
ton. The beautiful foliage with
which this tree is clothed so
richly during the summer sea-
son, is of a blush green color
on the upper surface The
fruit, or cucumbers as they are
generally called, is quite pret.
ty, of a reddish color, and have
for ages been employed medic
inally, being stepped in liquor
and drank as bitterS co prevent
ague. The seeds are berry like,
hanging from the carpets by
threads when ripe. The wood
Of this elegant tree is beautiful,
and is employed to conSidera.
BILE extent for mechanical pur-
poses. The flowers are rich
and snowy, being about six
inches in diameter, of a pale
yellowish color, resembling
very much the flowers OF the
Tulip Tree, and are slightly
fragrant. They are easily rails.
ed from the seeds which should
be sown as soon as gathered in
autumn. Perhaps none of the
Magnolia family are finer than
this one when properly cult
waited; it will always rank high
in the catalogue OF ornamental
trees When planted in deep,
rich soil, OH some verdant lawn,
where it enjoys the advantages
of proper culture, 1T will soon
develop its superior excellen.
cies, and present an object OF
unrivalled interest and ajesty.
1t possesses its charms during
every season oil the rolling year.
In the solemn season, when au.
tumn comes nodding over The
yellow ripening plain, gather
ing a melancholy scene around
the distant hills; then there is
no tree OF all our immense
woody forest which will pre-.
sent a more delightful appear
ance than the Cucumber Tree,
clad in its decaying leaves,
and brilliant ripening fruit.
During the dark raging storms
. of winter, the sultry days Of
I summer, and the enlivening
months of spring it is an OBJ.
ject Of admiration. Those who
may have grounds to embellish
with trees, should not iail to
secure this desirable tree, and
give it "a prominent place in
his grounds.