The Female Ailantus

Mr. C. F. Saunders of Philadelphia justly calis attention to thegreat beauty of this tree. The male ailantus first disguste by its disagreeable odor, and then the flowera f all, learing nothing more behind theru. But the female flowers have a rather pleasaut fragrauce and are followed by the fruit, which soon takes on a beautiful golden color. Most will agree with him hat there are few things more beautiful than the female ailantus with its young fruit during the months of August and September. By the way, the name is ailantus and not ailünthus,as frequently writ. ten, the tree beiug narned trom the nese