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turkey-quill. They hung down from the 

 top of the trees, and lay on the ground for 

 some feet. I was struck with surprise, and 

 Asked the General if they were of any par- 

 ticular kind. He said " No : but, the 

 winter before, the weight of the snow and 

 icicles had occasioned the tops to break off; 

 and, during the summer, they had grown to 

 that amazing length : which was the cause 

 of their superior beauty ; for he had not 

 seen an instance of any of the tops of these 

 trees having been cut off before, and it was 

 only a few years since their first introduc- 

 tion into America. It was an accident that 

 had caused their extraordinary beautiful 

 appearance." This was in frosty weather : 

 arid it is very common for their trees to 

 look like cut glass, from some sort of mois- 

 ture settling on them, and freezing at the 

 same instant, which was the case at that 

 time. 



The Lombardy poplar, an imported tree, 

 grows uncommonly quick, and looks very 

 pretty, especially in towns and cities. The 



