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most handsome in form is probably that at 

 Bartram, which is clothed with branches to 

 the ground, and is fifty feet high and thirty- 

 six inches in circumference. A specimen 

 with a magnificent head exists in the fine 

 arboretum of Mr. Pierce, which is five feet in 

 circumference. It is propagated by grafting 

 the two-year old wood on the original species. 



The var. sanguinea has larger and darker- 

 colored foliage. I have seen no very large 

 specimens here. 



Var. pendula is a fine weeping variety, 

 propagated also by grafting. 



The var. laciniata is cultivated in the 

 " Woodlands" west of the Schuylkill. Its 

 finely cut foliage gives it a very distinct 

 appearance. 



Small specimens of the var. cristata are 

 also in cultivation, the leaves appearing like 

 a curled willow. 



FRAXINUS, Tournefort. Nat. Ord. Oleaceae. 

 Polygamia, Dioecia, Linn. Sometimes Dian- 

 dria Monogynia. Calyx mostly none, or 4- 

 parted. Corolla none, or 4-petalled. Stamens 



