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fig. 641. is a copy reduced to a scale of lin. to 12 ft. This fine tree is 54 ft. 
6in. high ; the diameter of the trunk, at a foot from the ground, is 3 ft. 6 in., 
and that of the head is 58 ft. 8 in. 

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Properties and Uses. The wood resembles that of P. A‘ria, but is without 
its peculiarly strong smell. It weighs, when newly cut, 65 1b. to the cubic foot, 
and when dried, 48 lb. 8 0z. It is employed for all the different purposes to 
which that of P. A‘ria is applicable, and is considered rather preferable as 
fuel, and for charcoal. For fuel, its value, when compared with that of the 
beech, is as 1038 to 1°540; and for charcoal, as 1-062 to 1600. The fruit 
is brought to market both in England and France; and, when in a state of 
incipient decay, it eats somewhat like that of the medlar. As an ornamental 
tree, its large green buds strongly recommend it in the winter time, as its fine 
large-lobed leaves do in the summer, and its large and numerous clusters of 
rich brown fruit do in autumn. 
Soil and Situation. It will grow in a soil not poorer, but more tenacious 
and moist, than what is suitable for P. A‘ria; and it requires a sheltered 
situation. It seems more liable to the attacks of insects than that species, 
and does not thrive so well in the neighbourhood of London. It is propa- 

