54 MY SHRUBS 
called Elaodendron spherophyllum pubescens by some people. 
One drops a tear and hurries on. 
Gymnocladus canadensis, the Kentucky coffee tree, is a slow 
grower. I secured some small pieces from France three years 
ago, and at present they have not put on six inches. Some day its 
handsome, bi-pinnate leaves will be three feet long; for the 
moment, standing but eighteen inches high in its socks, Gymuno- 
cladus cannot fairly be asked to manage this. 
