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The Honey Locust, especially that variety which is 

 thornless, or nearly so, is a beautiful tree and does well, 

 fine specimens may be seen in front of Mr. Hogue's and 

 Mr. LazelPs places, on the bluff"; there is also one in the 

 court house square. It is a large hardy forest tree, with 

 large pinnate and twice pinnate leaves, and a profusion of 

 little leaflets, of a deep rich green color. 



The Kentucky Coffee Tree, or as it is commonly called, 

 the coffee nut tree Gynmocladus Canadensis, we would 

 especially recommend for the beauty of its foliage. In this 

 respect, it has no equal in our forest, and but few superiors 

 in the world. It has very large decompound leaves, with a 

 multitude of graceful leaflets. It is usually a small tree, 

 but sometimes attains to considerable size. There is one in 

 Mr. Darst's (formerly Frink's) grove, that measures two 

 feet in diameter. 



The Black Walnut is a large forest tree, and where it is 

 'not trampled about, and there is not too much smoke and 

 dust, does well. It is one of the finest trees in the world 

 for timber, but in a city, is not so well adapted for a shade 

 tree. 



The Wild Black Cherry is a nice little tree, but tender. 



The Persimmon cultivates well, and is a fine little shade 

 tree. 



The Horse Chestnut will do well inside, especially on 

 the bluff, so will its brother, our Buckeye, but it grows 

 slowly. These trees are the first to put out in the spring, 

 and while in leaf, are very handsome. I hope more of 

 them will be planted. They shed their leaves early in the 

 fall, sometimes in August. They have one peculiarity which 

 not many deciduous trees have; in from four to five weeks 

 they make their entire growth for the year, during the 

 summer and fall they are preparing the next year's growth. 

 Every leaf and every flower is formed and packed in the 

 buds ready to unfold and expand the following spring. 



