abundant, is sometimes made by the American farmers into 
i tolerable cider. The young leayes have a bitter slightly 
| aromatic taste, and would probably serve as a substitute 
| for tea. — 
Ht Introduced by Mr. Robert Furber in 1724. The draw- 
ing of the flowering branch was taken in the nursery 
grounds of Messrs. Colvill; in the King’s Road, Chelsea. 
_ We are chiefly indebted for the above account to 
“ L’Histoire des Arbres Forestiers de Amérique Septen- 
trionale” of the younger Michaux. : . 
The figure of the fruit, which is rarely seen in this 
country, was done by Mr. Lindley, from a sample which 
ripened in a garden at Norwich. 
