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Another great tree for summer is the Hnden, the 

 European linden in its various forms; the American 

 linden or the basswood being a much inferior tree. 

 The sweet-scented flowers and the deep shadowing 

 foliage make it perhaps the most grateful shade tree 

 in summer except the beech and Norway maple. The 

 best three forms are the yellowish red kinds {Tilia 

 dasy stylo) and a specially drooping form, T. petiolaris, 

 and the silver-leaved linden {T. argentea or iomentosa), 

 which is the hardiest and most distinct of all. Nothing 

 can be finer however, in its way, than a large tree of 

 the old-fashioned linden (T. petiolaris). It should be 

 remembered that the linden will not bear as much 

 hardship as the Norway maple and certain other kinds 

 of shade trees. The silver linden is the hardiest of the 

 family. 



What shall be said of the elms, American and English, 

 both quite distinct in appearance as though they were 

 not of the same genus? The American elm with its 

 arching, Gothic form is quite familiar, for it may be 

 seen everywhere in America, and the streets of the 

 towns and cities of New England are greatly dignified 

 by its presence. Of late years, however, the American 

 elm has gained a bad name on account of the borers and 

 other insects that infest it. This is no reason for giving 

 up planting it, because horticulturists have learned to 

 control these pests with a little care and skill. The old 

 trees are hard to clean because they are so large, and 

 there are also many of them so old as to be at the end 

 of their natural careers, consequently it is no wonder 



