For any integer
![$s\geq0$](abs/img1.gif)
, we derive a combinatorial interpretation
for the family of sequences generated by the recursion
(parameterized by
![$s$](abs/img2.gif)
)
![$h_s(n)=h_s(n-s-h_s(n-1))+h_s(n-2-s-h_s(n-3)), n > s+3,$](abs/img3.gif)
with the
initial conditions
![$h_s(1) = h_s(2) = \cdots = h_s(s+2) = 1$](abs/img4.gif)
and
![$h_s(s+3) = 2$](abs/img5.gif)
. We show how these sequences count the number of
leaves of a certain infinite tree structure. Using this
interpretation we prove that
![$h_{s}$](abs/img6.gif)
sequences are ``slowly
growing'', that is,
![$h_{s}$](abs/img6.gif)
sequences are monotone nondecreasing,
with successive terms increasing by 0 or 1, so each sequence hits
every positive integer. Further, for fixed
![$s$](abs/img2.gif)
the sequence
![$h_s(n)$](abs/img7.gif)
hits every positive integer twice except for powers of 2, all of
which are hit
![$s+2$](abs/img8.gif)
times. Our combinatorial interpretation provides
a simple approach for deriving the ordinary generating functions for
these sequences.