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HONEY BERRY. 
below into a minute claw. Stamens, 6 to 10; often 8; 
shorter in the fertile flowers, and in them usually 6. Germ 
ovate. Style distinct, with a capitate, somewhat 3-lobed 
stigma. Drupe spherical, 1 seeded, coated with a dry, 
rather brittle integument, externally yellowish. 
Plate LXVI. 
A branch of the natural size, a . The male flower, b . The female do. 
c. A cluster of the drupes about half grown. 
Common Ailanthus. ( Ailanthus glandulosa .) This tree, 
originally from China, is now commonly cultivated for its 
shade, in towns in many parts of the United States. It 
grows with great rapidity, and produces a great deal of 
wood, which is found to be of a close grain, and capable 
of acquiring a fine polish. In this State, it somewhat 
resembles satin-wood. With its durability I am unac- 
quainted; but if found useful, it might be cultivated or 
planted over waste lands in the southern and middle States 
with advantage. 
