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pretty well, it is short lived, and seldom 

 healthy. The old specimens planted by 

 John Bartram, not being on congenial soil, 

 are not remarkable; the largest being but 

 fifty feet high and seven feet five inches in 

 circumference. 



They are readily reproduced from seed. 

 When collected, lay them out of doors on 

 the ground in a shady place, and slightly 

 cover them with leaves. Guard them from 

 vermin. Early in spring select a rich loamy 

 spot, in which draw drills, and sow the nuts 

 four inches apart, but just covering them 

 with the soil. They will soon appear. In 

 the fall following, transplant, to eighteen 

 inches or two feet apart, to where they can 

 remain till wanted. They also succeed well 

 budded in July on the buckeye. 



2. M. OHIENSIS, Michaux. Leaves qui- 

 nate, unequally toothed; leaflets nearly ses- 

 sile. Flowers nearly yellow. American 

 horsechestnut, sometimes Ohio buckeye. 



This species half unites the buckeye with 

 the true horsechestnut, having the habits 

 and appearance of the one, with the prickly 

 fruit, the chief characteristics of the other. 



