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polished ; ;indeed it is of a bright varnished green. It grows lux- 

 uriantly, about thirty or forty feet high, with a wide and spread- 

 ing head. The flow- 

 ers are small , and, 

 inconspicuous, pale 

 green in. color, those 

 preceding the" fruit 

 resembling, a little 

 ball, (see figure.)* 

 The fruit itself is 

 very near the size 

 and shape of an 

 orange, yellow at 

 full maturity, and 

 tough on the ouir 

 side, not unlike the 



seed of the button- 



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wood or sycamore. 

 It hangs till Octo- 

 ber, is not )^atable, 

 but is striking and 

 ornamental on a 

 large tree. This, 

 tree was first intro- 

 duced into our gar- 

 dens, where it is 

 now well known, 

 from a village of 

 the Qsage Indians, 

 •^lyhich, coupled with 

 •Its general appear- 

 ance, g^e rise to 



its popular name. The wood is full of milky sap,, and we have 



never seen it attacked by any insects. 



A great many trials have been made within the last ten years, 



Fig. 2. The Oeage Oiango. 



* The male and female floTy^ors are borne on separate trees. 



