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over the country, and sows a fresh crop of these 

 useful trees. The elm tribe is followed by the 



SEED-VESSELS OF THB KIM. 



BUCKTHORNS and spiNDLE-trees, the latter curious 

 for the pink-lobed seed-vessels with which one of 

 its species,* the only British one, adorns our hedges 

 in autumn. But I now lead you to several tribes 

 owning connection with those pretty little deep- 

 blue flowers, the GENTIANS." 



* JEuonymus Europasus. 



