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cent of which ought to grow. One inch is deep enough to 

 bury it. If it must be sown in a nursery- 

 bed, it should be two years old before; 

 transplantation. Should the seed come up 

 sparsely, there is no need to be discour- 

 aged, for it sometimes happens that eigh-=i°— SKdofcotton- 



" ' ^^ ° wood, with tuft of 



teen months elapse before the whole germ- <^°«™- 

 inates. The black ash attains a height of about seventy- 

 five feet, and its special characteristic is, that its leaves 

 come out very late in spring, and fall very early in 

 autumn. Though slow in growth, this tree is useful for 

 barrel-hoops, &c., at a very early stage of its existence. 



One of its good qualities is, that it sprouts very rapidly 

 from the stumps after felling ; and, consequently, if 



21. — Popuius treniuloides'^Leaves of the aspen. 



stock are hindered from browsing upon it, a good, thick 

 underwood is soon formed, which only requires to be 

 kept clean and trimmed to become a useful wood. The 

 leaf of the black ash is depicted in the engraving No. 11 

 p. 45, and its seed in No. 18, same page. 



