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other trees have failed the white ash has become an accepted 

 tree and they want it. The next tree that I would name in 

 the order would be the basswood, our common American 

 linden. It has been a neglected tree, but it is a tree of great 

 merit. Its foliage is beautiful, its flowers yield the richest 

 of honey and it is a tree which I believe in coming years 

 will be more appreciated than in the past. If you want to 

 see some beautiful lindens, they are scattered in certain 

 parts of this town but do not grow in other parts. Across 

 the river we strike a limestone clay where they do better 

 than on the gravel beds on this side of the river. 



The next tree that I would name would be the catalpa. 

 Speaking about the linden, another advantage it has is its 

 being a broad leafed tree. But there is a clipping from the 

 catalpa, what is called the hard catalpa. There is some talk 

 of their being two varieties. There are no doubt two varieties. 

 There are trees in this state that have never killed back a 

 particle. This is a clipping taken from a tree, a seedling, 

 two years ago. When it killed back last fall when frost 

 came, the top of that tree was just as green as that you see 

 there. [Pointing to the clipping.] The frost killed the top and 

 these broad leaves, and before the winter set in, the wood 

 had gradually ripened, but that stem was green half of its 

 length, but it had ripened its wood until it had wintered 

 without any protection, killing back that much. [Using 

 the clipping.] The hard catalpa is going to come in and 

 help us out on broad leafed trees. When we come to study 

 this question, we find a need of broad leaf trees. I hope 

 the time will come when we shall have sycamore trees 

 that will endure this climate. Those that are familiar with 

 the climate of the city of St. Louis, will know that the best 

 known trees they have in that city are the buttonwood or 

 sycamore trees. I have a tree of this catalpa that has been 

 out for some ten or twelve years. It has a very conspicuous 

 flower. [The flower of the catalpa was shown to the aud- 

 ience.] The flower is very fragrant. I want to say further, 

 I am going on and extend the list. The native hackberry 

 is a better tree than the elm. With very little cutting it is 

 a perfect tree. The only trouble with the hackberry is that 



