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soft but beautifully veined. The flowers are yellow and 

 very fragrant, appearing in April and May." He further 

 adds, " It will, at some future time, constitute one of our 

 most ornamental forest-trees in England."* Hitherto it 

 has been propagated by layers, but as it is perfectly hardy, 

 there is little or no doubt of its ripening seed when the 

 trees have attained a sufficient age. 



* Hooker's " Flo. Bor. Amer." i. p. 11 2. 



