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The charming appearance of the Fringe Tree when its branches are covered with the ample 
clusters of pure white flowers, 
more severe than that of its native home, have made this little tree a favorite for more than a century, 
and few inhabitants of the forests of North America are more often used for the decoration of parks 
and gardens, although its value as an ornamental plant is somewhat affected by the tardy appearance of 
the leaves, which do not unfold until the branches of most plants are completely clothed in vernal 
green. 
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SILVA OF NORTH AMERICA. 
and the vigor of its constitution, which enables it to flourish in climates 
EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 
Pirate CCLXXVII. CxHIonantTHus VIRGINICA. 
. A flowering branch, natural size. 
. Diagram of a flower. 
. A flower, enlarged. 
. Vertical section of a flower, the corolla removed, enlarged. 
. The base of the corolla displayed, enlarged. 
. Front and rear views of a stamen, enlarged. 
An ovule, much magnified. 
Pirate CCLXXVIII. Cutonantuus Viremica. 
A fruiting branch, natural size. 
A fruit cut transversely, slightly enlarged. 
. Vertical section of a fruit, slightly enlarged. 
. A stone, enlarged. 
A seed, enlarged. 
. An embryo, enlarged. 
. A leaf of a sterile branch, natural size. 
. A winter branchlet, natural size. 
