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pleasant, rather aromatic odor ; its large, rather drooping com- 

 pound leaves with from eleven to seventeen leaflets; and its 

 broad flat clusters of greenish-white flowers, followed by equally 

 broad and very showy clusters of bright red fruit. Each fruit 

 is in reality a small, slightly pear-shaped pome, about a quarter 

 of an inch in diameter, but the cluster resembles a bunch of 

 berries and the fruit is generally spoken of as " mountain ash 

 berries." It remains on the tree the greater part of the winter 

 and is a favorite food for birds, particularly for grosbeaks and 

 other winter birds of the northern woods. 



The graceful appearance of this little tree, as well as the beauty 

 of its foliage and fruit, has made it a favorite for ornamental 

 planting throughout its range. No other tree or shrub of its 

 size has been so generally removed from its woodland haunts 

 to grace the door-yard of the pioneer ; and its popularity has 

 survived the pioneer days, the bronze-green leaves and scarlet 

 fruit being now familiar objects on city lawns. Its wood has 

 no economic value, but as long as beauty of form and color 

 are prized by man, this tree will find favor because of the touch 

 of refinement it adds to a woodland scene otherwise somewhat 

 severe. 



