THE HA^yTHOR^^ 



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It is found in most parts of Europe, from 

 the Mediterranean to as far north as 60i°, in 



FRUIT OF HAWTHORN. XATLTR-AL SIZE, 



Sweden ; in tlie north of Africa, and in western 

 Asia. It was introduced many years since into 

 Australia, where it grows as luxuriantly as 

 in its native country, and where it must have 

 no little efficacy in keeping alive the memory 

 of the shady lanes and village gTeens of Old 

 England. 



It would be superfluous for me to give a de- 

 tailed description of a tree with which every one 

 is so familiar as the Hawthorn. I will therefore 

 simply make a few remarks on its mode of growth 

 and other peculiarities, which I will leave to my 

 readers to verify at their leisure. 



In size, mode of growth, foliage, colour, and 

 even odour of its flowers, the Hawthorn is per- 



