54 MY SHRUBS 



called Elceodendron sphcerophyllum pubescens by some people. 

 One drops a tear and hurries on. 



Gymnocladus canadensis ^ the Kentucky coffee tree, is a slow 

 grower. I secured some small pieces from France three years 

 ago, and at present they have not put on six inches. Some day its 

 handsome, bi-pinnate leaves will be three feet long ; for the 

 moment, standing but eighteen inches high in its socks, Gymno- 

 cladus cannot fairly be asked to manage this. 



