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tougher and more valuable wood, than have most others of the 

 rapidly growing" trees. It makes, too, a good live fence post. 

 Added to these qualities, it may be grown from seed very 

 readily and is transplanted easily. 



Fig. 0. The Box Elder. 



The Box Elder has made the best growth of any tree in 

 our experiment. The average height of the specimens is 35 

 feet, and the average circumference, 40 inches. A bad quality 



