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hang like so many clusters of beads from every twig. The 

 locust has never been sufficiently prized by the ornamental 

 cultivator, who seems to think too much of its deformities 

 and too little of its fine foliage and flowers. One of its defects 

 is the entire absence of any autumnal tints in its foliage, and 

 the extreme tardiness of its leafing in the spring. 



In the south and west, where trees of this species are larger 

 and more healthy in their growth, they often attain the height 

 of sixty or seventy feet, and a proportional diameter. In 

 Tennessee and Virginia some of the most common and beauti- 

 ful shade-trees are locusts ; and any one who despises the tree 

 would be convinced, after seeing these noble specimens, that 

 in many important points of beauty there are not many trees 

 that surpass it. The timber of the locust, for hardness, strength, 

 and durability, is not inferior to any known timber, except 

 that of the English and the live oak. It is remarkable for 

 the rapidity of its growth, especially during the first ten years, 

 and is probably one of the most profitable trees for cultivation. 



OUR ORNAMENTAL TREES. 



by the editor. 



8. The Kolreuteria. (Kolreuteria paniculata, L.) 



The Kolreuteria, though introduced into England as long 

 ago as 1763, is still a rather rare tree with us, and does not 

 appear to have attracted that attention which its merits de- 

 serve. We do not know of but one specimen of any size, 

 and that is in the old Bartram Botanic Garden at Philadel- 

 phia, that museum of arboricultural treasures, without which 

 we should have but little personal knowledge of many of the 

 richest ornamental trees. To the labors of this pioneer bot- 

 anist and lover of sylvan beauty, are we indebted for living 

 representatives of many of the finest indigenous as well as 

 foreign trees. Gathered by his own hands in their native 

 habitats, or received from his numerous correspondents in 



