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Rural essays (1853)

Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852, Curtis, George William, 1824-1892, Bremer, Fredrika, 1801-1865 · New York : George P. Putman and Company, 10 Park Place · leaf 463

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l maturity, andrough on the out-side, not unlike theseed of the button-wood or sycamore.It hangs till Octo-ber, is not eatable,but is striking andornamental on alarge tree. Thistree was first intro-duced into our gar-dens, where it isnow well known,from a village ofthe Osage Indians,which, coupled… … Fig. 2. The Osage Orango. The male and female flowers are borne on separate trees. A CIIArTER ON HEDGES. 3G7 in various parts of the country, with the Osage orange, as a hedgeplant. The general result, south of this, has been in the highest, de-gree favorable. Many who have failed with all species…

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