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The trees generally affiime but a mo- 

 derate growth, obtaining from fifteen 

 to twenty feet ftature, dividing regu- 

 larly into many branches, and emitting 

 numerous ftraight fhoots annually ; the 

 whole forming a large full head, adorned 

 with long fpear-fhaped leaves, and paler 

 red flowers, having five petals, produ- 

 cing flowers and fruit, moflly on young 

 wood of a year or two old, immediately 

 from the eyes of the fhoot. 



They flower early in Spring, before 

 the leaves; arifing in a vaflprofufion all 

 along the young branches at almoft 

 every eye, fucceeded by large oval 

 downy fruit, confifting of a thick tough 

 pulp, including an oblong nut or flone, 

 containing one kernel, which is the Air 



mo ad, 



