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appearance ; and when in the summer months 

 the tree is covered with its large, erect pani- 

 cles of red berries, the effect is beautiful in 

 the highest degree.' Unfortunately, it is one 

 of the most inveterate suckerers in the vege- 

 table kingdom. Its admirers must be careful 

 to select a position for it where this propen- 

 sity will not prove objectionable. It thrives 

 best in a light, dry, and rich soil, making no 

 progress in a wet one. 



3. E. VENENATA, De Candolle. Leaves 

 pinnate ; leaflets obovate-oblong, sharply 

 acuminate, the margin very entire, and 

 slightly revolute. Panicles loose, on long 

 peduncles. Poison-ash ; poison-sumach. 



This tree possesses little beauty, and, from 

 its poisonous properties, none but an enthu- 

 sia'stic lover of trees in all their forms will 

 be induced to cultivate it. It thrives best in 

 a moist situation. The Bartram specimen is 

 about fifteen feet high. 



KOBINIA, Linnceus. Nat. Ord. Fabacea3. 

 Diadelphia, Decandria, Linn. Calyx 4-cleft ; 

 the upper division slightly notched. Legume 

 compressed, many-seeded, gibbous. 



