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Calycanthus, or Allspice tree. Of this there are seven 

 species and varieties, all of which withstand the winters 

 of Long-Island. Four of these are natives of the United 

 States, viz. the glaucus, floridus, pensylvanicus, and Iseviga- 

 tus. These vary in the colour of their flowers, the form of 

 their foliage, and in possessing, to a greater or less degree, 

 a delightful strawberry-like fragrance, both in the flowers, 

 and in the bark and leaves. The three others are from 

 China, viz. the praecox "var. lutea, or Yellow Flowering ; the 

 var. albo, or White Flowering ; and the granditiorus, with 

 larger flowers. These also possess a delightful fragrance, 

 and their flowers are of very curious structure. 



Live hedges. The trees mostly used for hedges are the 

 White English Hawthorn, the Holly, the Red Cedar, and 

 the Privet. In the vicinity of Baltimore and Washington 

 cities, they use two species of American Hawthorn, which 

 appear to have decided advantages over the European. The 

 Rhamnus catharticus forms a most beautiful hedge ; and I 

 consider the Maclura, or Osage Orange, and the Robinia 

 pseudacacia, or Common Yellow Locust, might be used to 

 great advantage for this purpose. If the latter should shoot 

 up, so as to become strong trees, they might, every ten 

 years, be cut down for timber, and the numerous shoots from 

 the roots would speedily renew the hedge. In addition to 

 the foregoing, the Mespilus pyracantha, or Evergreen 

 Thorn, is frequently used for hedges. 



Ma file. Of the Acer, or Maple, there are many species, 

 of some of which I will proceed to give cursory descrip- 

 tions. 



Sugar Mafilc, or Acer sacharinum.- This is one of the 

 loftiest native trees of our country, and so well known for 

 its stately growth, and for its useful properties in the pro- 

 duction of sugar, and as a timber tree, that a lengthy de- 

 scription would be deemed superfluous. I would only ob*- 

 serve, that it is becoming one of the most favourite trees in 

 the United States for shade or ornament. 



JSurofiean Sycamore, or Acer fiseudo-filatanus.~Ttiis 

 grows to a great height and ample size, throwing out a wide 

 spread top. Its leaves are vine shaped, and, on their first ap 

 pearance, are of a fine green ; but, as the season advances, 

 they lose much of their primary beauty. It is, however, 

 much admired as an ornamental tree, and is useful for its 

 timber. 



Striped Sycamore. This is a variety of the precediog? 



