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ninety years old, and is seven feet ten inches 

 in circumference, and perhaps eighty feet 

 high. The Bartram one is about the same 

 height, and but seven feet in circumference. 

 It is a native of the mountainous regions of 

 the Middle States, and thrives well in any 

 deep loam, on a dry bottom. 



They are very easily propagated by seeds 

 sown as soon as ripe. They require early 

 transplanting to their final positions ; or, 

 otherwise, frequently removed. They take 

 readily grafted on each other. 



2. M. AURICULATA, Lamarck. Leaves ovate, 

 narrowed towards the base, and swelling out 

 into lobes or ears. Fruit smaller than M. ma- 

 crophylla. Long-leaved cucumber-tree. Na- 

 tive of the Middle States. Flowers in May. 



This seems to excel in cultivation any- 

 thing in a wild state. It is perhaps more 

 artificial in its character than the last, as it 

 has larger leaves and denser foliage, of a 

 paler hue, contrasting well with the depth of 

 its own shade. Its branches are stiffer than 

 any of the others. It thrives in similar situa- 

 tions to the last, and may be propagated and 

 managed in the same way. 



