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1812, and is yet far from being as common as most other 

 American forest trees. 



The Virgilia (fig. 23,) is a most beautiful tree, and has 

 too long been neglected by ornamental planters. It is a na- 

 tive of Tennessee, and mostly confined to that part of it be- 

 tween the 35th and 37th degrees of latitude, where it is 

 known as the Yellow Wood. It was found by Michaux, 



THE VIRGILIA, OR YELLOW WOOD TREE. 



who collected the seeds in the vicinity of Nashville, in 1812, 

 and distributed them in France, from whence have sprung 

 the trees now found in most gardens in Europe. 



The Yellow Wood greatly resembles the Sophora in its 

 habit, flowers and growth, and the elder Michaux was of the 

 opinion that it bclougc.'! to that genus. It also approaches 



