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seen. The annual rings can be seen very plainly. 

 It resembles the moose- wood, birch, and rock maple 

 very much. It is used for the cogs of mill-wheels, 

 mallets, and binding-poles. 



11 The hop-hornbeam tree has a very beautiful leaf, 

 greatly resembling that of the birch. It is about 

 three inches in length, and about one inch in diam- 

 eter. It is of a pointed ovate shape and has a doubly 

 serrate margin. The apex is very sharp, and the 

 veinlets are parallel. 



' ' The seed of the hop-hornbeam is about one-half 

 of an inch long, including the sack which encloses it. 

 This little sack is very thin and brittle, and is of a 

 delicate brown color. The seeds themselves are only 

 about one-quarter of an inch long and quite hard. 

 The seeds grow in clusters, and the clusters are about 

 one inch and a half in length. The seed has a very 

 sharp apex, and is covered with fine prickly hairs. 

 The sack is net-veined, and is translucent. The 

 clusters of seeds greatly resemble hops, which 

 accounts for its being named hop-hornbeam." 



SideriTE. 



"This is a cold but pleasant day, and the sun 

 shines brightly. There are no clouds in the sky. 

 This morning there was a slight haze in the air, 



