THE WAYFARING TREE. 407 
kind of dusty, travel-stained kind of appearance, 
which may, perhaps, have suggested the common 
name of * wayfaring’ Tree given to this species. 
The form of the leaf is somewhat pear-shaped, 
and it is borne on a short green stem. The 
venation on the upper side of the leaf is not so 
distinct and prominent as it is on the mealy 
under side. The mid-vein passing from the apex 
of the stalk to the apex of the leaf, gives off 
from each side in alternation a series of wavy 
branches, which are beautifully forked towards 
their extremities. The entire arrangement of 
veins can be clearly discerned by holding the leaf 
against the light. | 
From the berries of the Wayfaring Tree a kind 
of ink is made in Switzerland, whilst in Germany 
the young stems of the Tree, by their pliancy, 
are found to be useful for basket making and 
other purposes. Rapidly grown and readily pro- 
pagated, this woodland Tree will furnish a 
desirable addition to our gardens, if only for 
the striking beauty of its autumnal foliage, which 
becomes in colour a deep rich red. Its white 
summer flowers too, are succeeded by berries, 
