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erect habit of growth, and is very much in 

 clined to throw out small branchlets to its 

 base. The flowers, which are white, like 

 a single camellia, and sweet-scented, appear 

 at the ends of the young branches, continuing 

 from July till frost. It seems to thrive best 

 in a light rich loam, contiguous to moisture ; 

 and may be propagated by either seeds or 

 layers. 



GYMNOCLADUS, Lamarck. Nat. Ord. Faba- 

 ceae. Dioecia, Decandria, Linn. Corolla of 

 5 equal petals. Fruit a broad flattened 

 legume. Seeds roundish. 



G. CANADENSIS, Lamarck. Leaves doubly 

 pinnate. Kentucky coffee. 



A tree of noble proportions ; with a red 

 dish-gray, straight trunk, and heavy luxuri 

 ant-looking foliage. Denuded of its leaves 

 by the frost, its branches still interest by their 

 crooked, picturesque appearance, an interest 

 sometimes heightened by the large seed-pods, 

 which stay on till spring. 



It thrives well in a loose loam, which, if 

 deep, will grow it to a great size. The best 

 specimen at Bartram is ninety-three feet high 



