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INTRODUCTION. 



LEAF AND BLOSSOM OF ORIENTAL PLANE. 



PLATANACE^. 



Plane tribe. 



This order is ^nown in England by two noble 

 timber trees, which are natives respectively of 

 the eastern parts of Europe and of North 

 America. The Oriental Plane has ever been a 

 favourite tree in the countries which it in- 

 habits ; and the Occidental Plane is highly prized 

 even in its native land of forests. Both species 

 are frequently to be met with in English parks 



