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Europe, disseminated it in several parts of the country ; and 

 the beauty of the tree has thereby been augmented by the 

 increased interest which it possesses, when laden with its 

 long hairy berries. 



The value of the Paper mulberry, in ornamental planta- 

 tions, arises from its exotic look, as compared with other 

 trees, from the singular diversity of its foliage, the beauty 

 of its reddish berries, and from the rapidity of its growth. 

 It is deficient in hardiness for a colder climate than that of 

 New- York ; but farther south it is considerably esteemed as 

 a shade-tree, for lining the side- walks in cities. In winter, 

 its light fawn or ash-coloured bark, mottled with patches of 

 a darker gray, contrasts agreeably with other trees. It has 

 no picturesque beauty, and should never be planted in quan- 

 tities, but only in scattered specimens, to give interest and 

 variety to a walk in the lawn or shrubbery. 



The Sweet Gum Tree. Liquidambar. 



Nat. Ord. Platanacese. Lin. Syst. MonoBcia, Polyandria. 



According to Michaux,* the Sweet gum is one of our most 

 extensively diffused trees. On the seashore, it is seen as 

 far north as Portsmouth ; and it extends as far south as the 

 Gulf of Mexico, and the Isthmus of Darien. In many of the 

 southern states, it is one of the commonest trees of the forest ; 

 it is rarely seen, however, along the banks of the Hudson or 

 other large streams of New- York. It is not unlike the maple 

 in general appearance, and its palmate five-lobed leaves are 

 in outline much like the Sugar maple, though darker in col- 



*N. A. Sylva, 1, 315. 



