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The flower of the Tulip-tree, Liriodendron tulipifera (Keeler, 1915).

Tulip-Tree Flower

The flower of the Tulip-tree, Liriodendron tulipifera (Keeler, 1915).

The fruit of the Tulip-tree, Liriodendron tulipifera (Keeler, 1915).

Tulip-tree Fruit

The fruit of the Tulip-tree, Liriodendron tulipifera (Keeler, 1915).

"View at King's Mountain battle-ground. This view is from the foot of the hill, whereon the hottest of the fight occurred. The north slope of that eminence is seen on the left. In the center, within a sort of basin, into which several ravines converge, is seen the simple monument erected to the memory of Ferguson and others; and in the foreground, on the right, is seen the great tulip-tree, upon which, tradition says, ten Tories were hung."—Lossing, 1851

King's Mountain Battle-Ground

"View at King's Mountain battle-ground. This view is from the foot of the hill, whereon the hottest…

A genus of bulbous plants of the lily family, including several hundred species.

Tulip

A genus of bulbous plants of the lily family, including several hundred species.

This illustration shows a verticle section of the bulb of te tulip, showing its stem (a) and buds (b, c).

Tulip

This illustration shows a verticle section of the bulb of te tulip, showing its stem (a) and buds (b,…

Flowers of a bright primrose yellow color with a cylindrical crown larger then the funnel shaped tube.

Daffodil Flower

Flowers of a bright primrose yellow color with a cylindrical crown larger then the funnel shaped tube.

Of Tulip-tree, with adnate (and extrorse) anther.

Tulip-tree

Of Tulip-tree, with adnate (and extrorse) anther.

Leaves - simple/alternate; edge somewhat irregularly very sharp-toothed. Outline - rounded, often very one-sided. Apex - pointed. Base - strongly heart-shaped. Leaf - usually about three to four inches wide, four to five inches long; sometimes much larger; rather thick, very smooth and shining above; with small tufts of reddish hairs in the angles of the ribs below; and often with the ribs themselves hairy. Bark - of the trunk very thick; on the young branches dark brown. Fruit - gray-downy, ovate, the size of small peas, clustered on a long stem of which the lower half is joined to half the length of a narrow, leaf-like bract, usually with a tapering base. Found - in rich woods, from British America southward to Virginia and along the Alleghany Mountains and westward. General Information - A straight-trunked tree, sixty to eighty feet high (often unbranching to half its height) and two to four feet in diameter. Its very tough inner bark is used for mats and coarse rope. The wood is white and soft and clear of knots. It is much used for wooden ware, in cabinet-work, and for the paneling of carriages, though now less esteemed than the tulip tree for these uses, owing to its liability to crack in bending.

Genus Tilia, L. (Basswood)

Leaves - simple/alternate; edge somewhat irregularly very sharp-toothed. Outline - rounded, often very…

Leaves - simple/alternate; edge somewhat irregularly very sharp-toothed. Outline - rounded, often very one-sided. Apex - pointed. Base - strongly heart-shaped. Leaf - five to eight inches long; deep green and shining above, beneath velvety and silvery white with purplish ribs. Bark - of the trunk very thick; on the young branches dark brown. Fruit - gray-downy, ovate, the size of small peas, clustered on a long stem of which the lower half is joined to half the length of a narrow, leaf-like bract, usually with a tapering base. Found - in rich woods, from the mountains of Pennsylvania to Georgia and westward. General Information - A straight-trunked tree, twenty to thirty feet high (often unbranching to half its height) and two to four feet in diameter. Its very tough inner bark is used for mats and coarse rope. The wood is white and soft and clear of knots. It is much used for wooden ware, in cabinet-work, and for the paneling of carriages, though now less esteemed than the tulip tree for these uses, owing to its liability to crack in bending.

Genus Tilia, L. (Basswood)

Leaves - simple/alternate; edge somewhat irregularly very sharp-toothed. Outline - rounded, often very…

Leaves - simple/alternate; edge somewhat irregularly very sharp-toothed. Outline - rounded, often very one-sided. Apex - pointed. Base - strongly heart-shaped. Leaf - two to three inches long; thinner than the T. Americana, deep green and shining above, beneath somewhat downy. Bark - of the trunk very thick; on the young branches dark brown. Fruit - rounded, about one fourth of an inch in diameter, and with the base of the leaf-like bract to which it is attached usually rounded at the base. Found - in rich woods, from New York to Florida and westward.. General Information - A straight-trunked tree, twenty to thirty feet high (often unbranching to half its height) and two to four feet in diameter. Its very tough inner bark is used for mats and coarse rope. The wood is white and soft and clear of knots. It is much used for wooden ware, in cabinet-work, and for the paneling of carriages, though now less esteemed than the tulip tree for these uses, owing to its liability to crack in bending.

Genus Tilia, L. (Basswood)

Leaves - simple/alternate; edge somewhat irregularly very sharp-toothed. Outline - rounded, often very…

Leaves - simple; alternate; edge lobed (lobes entire). Outline - rounded. Apex - cut almost squarely across, with a shallow hollow, giving a square look to the upper half of the leaf. Base - usually heart-shape. Leaf - three to five inches long and wide; very smooth; with four to six lobes (two lobes at the summit; at the sides two, or two large and two small). Bark - of trunk, dark ash-color and slightly rough. Flowers - four to six inches across, greenish-yellow, marked within with orange, somewhat tulip-like, fragrant solitary. May, June. Found - from Southwestern Vermont to Michigan, southward and westward. Its finest growth is in the valley of the lower Wabash River and along the western slopes of the Alleghany Mountains. General Information - Among the largest and most valuable of the North American Trees. It is usually seventy to one hundred feet high, often much higher, with a straight, clear trunk, that divides rather abruptly at the summit into coarse and straggling branches. The wood is light and soft, straight grained, and easily worked, with the heart wood light yellow or brown, and the thin sap wood nearly white. It is very widely and variously used - for construction, for interior finish, for shingles, in boat-building, for the panels of carriages, especially in the making of wooden pumps and wooden ware of different kings. I asked a carpenter: "Hope, is n't it the tulip wood (which you call poplar*) that the carriage-makers use for their panels?" "Yes, and the reason is, because it shapes so easily. If you take a panel and wet one side, and hold the other side to a hot stove-pipe, the piece will just hub the pipe. It's the best wood there is for panelling." "Of all the trees of North America with deciduous leaves, the tulip tree, next to the buttonwood, attains the amplest dimensions, while the perfect straightness and uniform diameter of its trunk for upwards of forty feet, the more regular disposition of its branches, and the greater richness of its foliage, give it a decided superiority over the buttonwood and entitle it to be considered as one of the most magnificent vegetables of the temperate zone." - Michaux. *The name should be dropped. The tree is not a poplar. The tulip tree was very highly esteemed by the ancients; so much so that in some of their festivals they are said to have honored it by pouring over its roots libations of wine.

Genus Liriodendron, L. (Tulip Tree)

Leaves - simple; alternate; edge lobed (lobes entire). Outline - rounded. Apex - cut almost squarely…

A leaf from a whitewood or tulip tree.

Whitewood Leaf

A leaf from a whitewood or tulip tree.

"Tangential section of wood of Liriodendron tulipifera, showing frequency of contact of medullary rays with a tracheal tube. f, medullary ray; g, tracheal tube." -Stevens, 1916

L. Tulipifera Wood

"Tangential section of wood of Liriodendron tulipifera, showing frequency of contact of medullary rays…

"Lanceolate.--Lance or spear-shaped, as in tulipa sylvestris." -Newman, 1850

Lanceolate Leaf

"Lanceolate.--Lance or spear-shaped, as in tulipa sylvestris." -Newman, 1850

"Tulip bulb; longitudinal section. F, solid stem; B, flower bud; S, leaf-bases serving as bud-scales, and also for the storage of plant food." -Gager, 1916

Tulip Bulb

"Tulip bulb; longitudinal section. F, solid stem; B, flower bud; S, leaf-bases serving as bud-scales,…

Leaf of Tulip Tree.

Leaf of Tulip Tree

Leaf of Tulip Tree.

The shell of the Tulip Snail (Fasciolaria tulipa), a gastropod in the Fasciolariidae family of tulips and spindles.

Shell of the Tulip Snail

The shell of the Tulip Snail (Fasciolaria tulipa), a gastropod in the Fasciolariidae family of tulips…

This writing table is designed in a French style. It is inlaid with tulip wood in flowers and scrolls.

Writing Desk

This writing table is designed in a French style. It is inlaid with tulip wood in flowers and scrolls.

This cabinet is a Russian design made of tulip wood. It is ornamented with bronze and inlaid with porcelain. The cabinet doors have scenes of women.

Cabinet

This cabinet is a Russian design made of tulip wood. It is ornamented with bronze and inlaid with porcelain.…

This plant belongs to the Liliaceae, native t Asia.

Garden Tulip

This plant belongs to the Liliaceae, native t Asia.

This perennial belongs to the Tulipa, native to south Europe.

Parrot Tulip

This perennial belongs to the Tulipa, native to south Europe.

Blooming tulips featuring large flowers.

Darwin Tulip

Blooming tulips featuring large flowers.

A bulbous plant with showy flowers and lanceolate leaves.

Tulip

A bulbous plant with showy flowers and lanceolate leaves.

A type of tulip, which is by far the finest in color.

Parrot Tulip

A type of tulip, which is by far the finest in color.

Also known as Liriodendron tulipifera. A branch of a Yellow Poplar tree, native throughout North America.

Branch of Yellow Poplar

Also known as Liriodendron tulipifera. A branch of a Yellow Poplar tree, native throughout North America.

Tulip tree is the common name of liriodendron tulipifera. The flowers are variegated with green, yellow, and orange. The flowers are large and one grows on the end of each stem. The picture shows a flowering branchlet and the longitudinal section of a flower with the sepals and petals removed.

Liriodendron Tulipifera

Tulip tree is the common name of liriodendron tulipifera. The flowers are variegated with green, yellow,…

Nelumbium is known as the sacred or water bean. The luteum variety has yellow, fragrant flowers. The flowers resemble a double tulip.

Nelumbium Luteum

Nelumbium is known as the sacred or water bean. The luteum variety has yellow, fragrant flowers. The…

Calochortus albus grows one to two feet tall. The flowers are round and closed. The flowers are delicately fringed with hairs.

Calochortus Albus

Calochortus albus grows one to two feet tall. The flowers are round and closed. The flowers are delicately…

Calochortus obispoensis is a tall, slender, and branching plant. The flower petals are yellow, verging to red at the tip. The sepals are orange brown.

Calochortus Obispoensis

Calochortus obispoensis is a tall, slender, and branching plant. The flower petals are yellow, verging…

Tulip tree is the common name of liriodendron tulipifera. The flowers are greenish yellow and marked orange within at the base. The tree blooms in May and June.

Tulip Tree

Tulip tree is the common name of liriodendron tulipifera. The flowers are greenish yellow and marked…

The female reproductive organ, pistil, of a Tulip.

Tulip Pistil

The female reproductive organ, pistil, of a Tulip.