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fine, with the addition of blossoming and ripening a long time 
in succession, it is the best to plant. A rich, deep, loamy, well- 
drained soil is best suited to the tree ; and when possible, a 
position sheltered from severe winds as well as strong suns in 
winter, aids materially in its hardihood and productiveness. In 
our Northern States it can not be advised for street or park 
planting, but in the Southern and Middle States both the morns 
and Broussonetia are valuable trees for such uses. 
Fig. 14.— Mountain Ash. 
Mountain Ash — Pyrus . — Among professional as well as 
amateur planters, the European mountain ash is a deserved and 
general favorite. Its white flowers in the month of May, pro- 
fusely spread out over its surface in thick, flat clusters, followed 
by bunches of round scarlet berries in autumn, and which if not 
destroyed or eaten by birds often hang on a great part of winter,. 
