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Its formidable-looking spines and extremely 

 thin foliage, detract from its otherwise agree 

 able appearance. 



In spite of its many defects, its place in 

 some situations cannot be better supplied. 

 There is a fine specimen at Bartram, but the 

 winds have made sad havoc with it. It is 

 ninety feet high and eight feet in circumfer 

 ence. It thrives best in a deep rich loam, and 

 is readily propagated from seed sown early 

 in the spring. 



GORDONIA, Ellis. Nat. Ord. Ternstro- 

 miaceas. Monadelphia, Polyandria, Linn. 

 Calyx of 5-sepals, permanent. Petals 5, slightly 

 united at the base. Style short, crowned by 

 a5-cornered peltate stigma. Capsules 5-celled, 

 5-valved. 



1. G. LASIANTHUS, Linnoe.us. Leaves very 

 smooth, stiff, and shining, slightly serrate. 

 Flowers on long peduncles. Capsule some 

 what conical, tapering at the top. Loblolly 

 bay. Native of the Southern States. 



I am not sure I am right in including this 

 tree as being in our neighborhood. The 

 Bartram specimens have died out. I copy 



