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twenty-five feet ; and, though it sometimes suffers a 

 little from our winters, it is worth cultivating in Ontario 

 and Quebec. Lovely- white flowers coA^er it in spring, 



I20. — Chestnut. 



ti9 - Leaf ofhorse-chesli.ut. 



and its delicately traced foliage is very charming. Eng. 

 124, p. 133, represents a bough of the locust, with its 

 flowers and leaves. 



Salix caprea pendula — KUmurnock weeping-willow. 



An exotic of great beauty. Hardy in Quebec and 

 Ontario, it is well adapted to the adornment of ceme- 



121. — Populus alba— Leaf of white-poplar 



teries, etc. No other willow can be recommendea as an 

 ornament. The rest are utter nuisances near houses ; 

 their long, wandering roots travel here and there, 



