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with a spread of often as much as 20 feet, this shrub 

 forms a perfect hemisphere of foliage, which, when tipped 

 with the pretty fragrant flowers, renders it one of the 

 most effective and handsome. The foliage is large, and 

 resembles that of the common Horse Chestnut, while the 

 pure white flowers, with their long, projecting stamens 

 and red-tipped anthers, are very pretty and imposing 

 when at their best in July. It succeeds well in rich, 

 dampish loam, and as a shrub for standing alone in any 

 conspicuous position it has, indeed, few equals. 



M. Pavia (syn Pavia rubra). — Eed Buckeye. North 

 America, 1711. A small-growing and slender-branched 

 tree or shrub, which bears an abundance of brownish- 

 scarlet flowers. There are several good varieties, two of 

 the best being M. Pavia atrosanguinea, and M- Pavia 

 Whittleyana, with small, brilliant red flowers. 



M. turbinate. — Japan, 1888. In general appearance 

 this desirable new species closely resembles our common 

 Horse Chestnut. The flowers are white, succeeded by 

 smooth fruit about the size of those of the commonly 

 cultivated tree. It is quite hardy, and thrives well in 

 light loamy soil. 



There are several other species, such as iE. Pavia 

 humilis (syn Pavia humilis), of trailing habit; M. flava 

 {syn Pavia flava), bearing pretty yellow flowers ; iE. Pavia 

 macrocarpa (syn Pavia macrocarpa), an open-headed and 

 graceful tree ; iE. flava discolor (syn Pavia discolor) ; and 

 M. glabra, the " Ohio Buck-eye " ; but they have not been 

 found very amenable to cultivation, except in very favoured 

 parts of the South of England and Ireland. 



Ailanthus (Xanthoxylaceae). See Cedrela. 



Ailanthus glandulosa. — Tree of Heaven. China, 1751. 

 A handsome, fast-growing tree, with large pinnate leaves 

 that are often fully 3 feet long, and terminal erect 



