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greatly to its value as an interesting object at that period 

 of the year.* 



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[Fig. 38. The Kentucky Coftee Tree.] 



The seeds vegetate freely, and the tree is usually 

 propagated in that manner. It prefers a rich, strong soil, 

 like most trees of the v^^estern states. 



The Willow Tree. Salix. 



Nat. Ord. Salicaceae. Lin. Syst. Dioecia, Diandria. 



A very large genus, comprising plants of almost every 



* There are some very fi.ie specimens upon tlie lawn at Dr. Hosack's seat 

 Hyde Park, N. Y., which have fruited lor a numbiir of years. iSee Fig. 38. 



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