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the Japanese a certain reputation for curative properties. Hovenia was first introduced into 

 Europe eighty years ago, and is occasionally seen in the gardens of southern France and 

 Italy and of our middle states. In general appearance this tree, which is sometimes thirty 

 or forty feet in height, is not unlike a large-leaved Pear-tree, and as an ornamental plant 

 possesses little value. 



