iiS TREATISE 



Chapter XXII. 

 The JUDAS TREE. 



The Species are: 



1. The common Judas Tree. 



2. The Canada Judas Tree. 



3. The Carolina Judas Tree, with pointed leaves, 



TH E firft of thefe is a native of the warmer parts of Europe, 

 and abounds in Italy, Spain, and the fouthern parts of 

 France. 



The fecond fort is common in Virginia, New-England, Ca- 

 nada, and moft of the northern countries of America, where it is 

 called Red Bud, from the beautiful colour of its flower-buds. 



The third fort is a common plant in the woods of Carolina, 

 but differs from the other two in the form of its leaves, which 

 are pointed, the former being nearly round ; the flowers of this 

 too are fmaller, and the plants, for three or four years, require a 

 little more flicker in cafe of hard winters, after which they will 

 bear our climate perfe6lly well in an ordinary fltuation. 



These trees may be propagated by layers, which will make 

 handfome enough plants if properly trained j but the feedlings 



