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9. The Weeping Poplar, or Aspen. {Vopulus trenmla, 

 var. pcndula.) An exceedingly rapid growing tree, attaining 

 the height of twenty feet in six or eight years, with droop- 

 ing branches, and a neat and pretty foliage, attached by flat- 

 tened steins, so that 



"when zephyrs wake, 



The aspen's trembling leaves must shake." 



The continual motion of the leaves, when there is scarcely 

 breeze enough to disturb the surrounding trees, renders this, 

 in addition to its rapid growth, a very distinct variety. 



10. The Weeping Sophora. (Sophora japonica, var. 

 pcndula.) A very ornamental weeping tree, with smooth, 

 dark green branches, somewhat resembling a laburnum, to 

 which tribe it belongs. It is exceedingly rare, and the only 

 good specimen we have seen in this country, is one in the 

 collection of Messrs. Hogg & Son, Yorkville, N. Y. The 

 branches are very pendulous, and the leaves, which are pin- 

 nate, give it a very elegant appearance. It is quite hardy, 

 and grows rapidly in any good soil. 



11. The Weeping Mountain Ash. [Vyriis aucupdria, 

 var. pcndula.) A new and recently introduced variety, with 

 very pendulous branches, and foliage and frnit like the com- 

 mon English mountain ash. It grows freely, is quite hardy, 

 and although our specimens are yet small, it promises to be a 

 very ornamental drooping tree. It is, we believe, of recent 

 origin in England, or on the Continent, and is but little 

 known. 



12. The Weeping Peach. {Versica vulgaris, var. pcn- 

 dula. This is the singular and elegant variety of the peach, 

 which we have previously alluded to as having been raised 

 from seed, by Mr. W. Reed, of N. J., about six years ago. It 

 has all the drooping character of the ash, with somewhat 

 twisted shoots, and grows mostly to one side, in a kind of 

 fan-shape. It flowers abundantly, and produces an inferior 

 fruit ; but when loaded with blossoms, its weeping boughs 

 appear like hanging wreaths of flowers. It is a most valua- 

 ble acquisition to the list of weeping trees. Grafted ten feet 



