THE 

 SPINDLE-TKEE. 



JEuonymus Europteus. Nat. Ord., 

 Celastracete. 



BEAUTIFUL as the subject of 

 our illustration certainly is 

 when the later months of the 

 year recur in their season, it 

 presents itself in an entirely 

 different garb to us in the 

 spring. Its beauty is then of 

 a more refined and less evident 

 type ; and we can well imagine 

 that the great majority of 

 people are more familiar with 

 the plant in its autumn dress, 

 for in the one case a somewhat 

 close examination is necessary, 

 while in the other our atten- 

 tion is almost compelled by it. 

 Few, we imagine, of those who 

 are likely to read these remarks 

 but would pause instinctively 

 when they suddenly came in their walks upon a mass of 

 these quaint and beautiful berries. The small green flowers 

 appear in May ; at this time the whole tree is clothed in 

 all the freshness of the spring verdure, while in autumn 

 the delicate green cross-like blossoms have given place to 

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