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not antwer well when the bark \ ofl; 



because it U then le«9 dura^iw. It U used 

 for bowls. Little of that work is done in 

 the pan of America where I was^ as thobc 

 iWMb arc procured c ly cheaper 



from England. 



There is a fringc-lrcc, beautiful i ul 



description, and resemhiingthc frini^e nualc 

 of cotton. These trees are rare : I never 

 saw more than one. 



I cs grow ahuost spontaneously : 



tberc arc v.inons kinds, whicli 1 never ^.iw 

 in England ; il^- tmit of some i« rellow^ 

 II* ' a Icmou ; Koinc white ; < 

 d.nrk-rrtl throughout : ihey bear from the 

 stone 111 three years, hut the fruit is much 

 better when grafted. 1 here i:^ oi^o a beau* 

 tiful tree, like a j>eaeh tree in leaf and colour, 

 but docs not bear fruit. 



There is a tree, called dog-woo<i, u 

 bcar&a wliitc ilowcr vv,; v.aly in the spring, 

 and looks beautiful in the woods, 1 i. 



ing before there are any leaves on the othci 



