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thirty or forty feet. The flowers form elegant white pendulous 

 bunches, a little larger than those of the locust, but less odorif- 

 erous. The leaves are six or eight inches long on old trees, and 

 of twice the size on young, thrifty stocks. They are composed of 

 two rows of leaflets, smooth, entire, nearly round, and about an 

 inch and a half in diameter. The leaflets are three, four, or five 

 on each side, borne by short petioles, and surmounted by an odd 

 one, which is supported by the common foot-stalk." 



WEIGELA. 



W. amabalis. This ornamental shrub has flowers similar to 

 W. rosea ; the only material difference is in the foliage, which is 

 larger. I do not know of any shrub, of recent introduction, more 

 desirable than either of these varieties. They prove as hardy as 

 the Lilac, flower in great profusion, handsome, and sweet-scented. 



WISTARIA. 



W. Sinensis alba. This new variety, noticed in the former 

 edition, has now been introduced into this country, and may be 

 obtained at some of the nurseries. Its large racemes of pure 

 white flowers will contrast finely with the pale purple flowers of 

 the old variety. 



