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well in a rich soil in sheltered situations; remarkable for its 
triple thorns, its doubly pinnate leaves, and its pods of twelve 
or fifteen inches in length. 
‘T'wo other trees of this family, the Kentucky Coffee Tyee, 
Gymnocladus Canadensis, and the Canada Judas Tree, Cercis 
Canadensis, grow naturally as far north as this, though I know 
not that they have been found native in Massachusetts. Both 
are occasionally cultivated here as ornamental trees. The for- 
mer is not remarkable for its beauty, though striking by its sin- 
gular appearance. ‘The latter, often called the Red Bud, is 
curious from being covered with bunches of flowers of a rose 
color, before the leaves begin to appear. They give a brilliant 
appearance to the whole tree except the extremities of the 
branches. The leaves, which begin to come out while the 
flowers are expanded, are folded together, before opening, on 
the mid-rib; they are broad, heart-shaped and pointed, and 
very smooth above and beneath. 
The Red Bud isa fine showy tree, early in the season, and 
not without beauty at all times. 
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