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Is not easily distinguished from H. tetrap- 

 tera when young. A close attention to the 

 leaves will enable one to distinguish them. 

 "When in flower or fruit the distinction is 

 striking. It does not grow so large as the 

 other kind, but the flowers are handsomer. 



It may be raised from seeds, or by grafting 

 on the tetraptera. Seeds should be sown, as 

 soon as they are ripe, in a light loam. They 

 must never be allowed to get dry, or they 

 will not appear till the following year. It 

 thrives best in a cool deep loam. A speci- 

 men at Bartram in dry gravel is about fifteen 

 feet high and nine inches in circumference. 



2. H. TETRAPTERA, Linnceus. Leaves ovate, 

 petioles glandular. Nut 4-winged. Snow- 

 drop tree. Native of the Southern States. 

 Flowers in April. 



The tree is round-headed, somewhat pen- 

 dulous and irregular, very light and twiggy ; 

 when covered with its white flowers it is very 

 ornamental. The best Bartram specimen is 

 fifty feet high and three feet six inches in 

 circumference. It will do pretty well in any 

 dry soil, but best in a deep rich loam. It is 

 easily propagated by seeds, as No. 1. 



