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darker line than most of that family. The 

 trnnk is very apt to throw ont knots and 

 small spray, which, in some situations, add 

 to its interest. It will thrive well in any 

 soil, except the driest, in which it is usually 

 short-lived. It can be propagated by seeds, 

 layers, and, with care, by cnttings. It is 

 generally raised from seeds, like the maples. 

 The best Bartram specimen measures sixty 

 feet high and five feet two inches in circum- 

 ference. 



NYSSA, Linnceus. Nat. Ord. Alangiaceae. 

 Polygamia, Dioecia, Linn. Calyx of stami- 

 nate flowers 5 -parted, without a corolla. Sta- 

 mens 5-10. Pistillate flowers 5-stamened. 

 Fruit a 1 -seeded drupe. Nut oval, striated. 



1. N. MULTIFLORA, Wangenheim. Leaves 

 oval and obovate, often acuminate. Fertile 

 peduncles about 3 -flowered ; berry black. 

 Sour gum ; tupelo. Native of the Middle 

 and Southern States. 



There is great difficulty in identifying the 

 different species of nyssa. In this neighbor- 

 hood they vary very much. There are two 

 very different kinds, which, without taking 



