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to maturity. It is from this late-flowering form that the illustration 

 has been prepared. Propagation is effected by means of seeds, sown 

 in the spring, or by root-grafting. 



The genus Maackia, the representative in eastern Asia of Cladrasiis 

 in the eastern part of the United States, contains two or three species. 

 Maackia amurcnsis is a native of Manchuria, and differs from this in 

 having the leaves glabrous. The variety Buergeri, possibly specifi- 

 cally distinct, is confined to Japan. Another Japanese species is the 



shrubby Maackia Tashiroi. 



George V. Nash. 



Explanation of Plate. Fig. 1. — Flowering branch. Fig. 2 — Flower, X 2. 

 Fig. 3. — Flower, calyx removed, X 2. Fig. 4. — ^Flower, the calyx, wings, and 

 keel removed, X 2. Fig. 5.— Keel, X 2. Fig. 6— Wing, X 2. Fig. 7.— Pod. 



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