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in the transplanting of this tree freely and safely is to dig a 

 trench around a two years' seedling of one foot in depth, two 

 feet diameter, and cut off every root, so that the whole can be 

 raised like a ball. This course will make the hickory the next 

 year as safe to transplant as any other tree. 



Linden. — Tilia. — Under the name of Bass wood our American 

 Linden or Lime tree is well known. Of rapid growth, easily 

 transplanted, full and flowing in its outline or form, its foliage 

 broad and of a rich green, few of our native or exotic trees have 

 more to recommend them than the Linden. It prefers and 

 grows more vigorously in a light and rich deep soil, but grows 

 well in even a poor sand or clay soil, provided it is not wet 

 Its regular, uniform, but flowing form, adapts it well to planting 

 in grounds of the graceful school in composition, and also to 

 avenues, streets and public parks. There are a number of 

 varieties, the best of which, we think, is the Alba or White 

 Leaved Linden, which has Aery broad foliage, deep green on the 

 upper side and nearly white underneath, so that every breeze 

 that rustles among it gives to it an airy and beautiful appear- 

 ance. The European Linden has smaller leaves than our 

 American, and is perhaps more regular in form, and there are 

 varieties of it — one with the young shoots quite red and one 

 with them yellow — that are extremely ornamental in winter, the 

 red especially, when grouped with evergreens, forming 

 conspicuous lines. There are also fancy varieties as the Fern- 

 leaved. Grape-leaved, etc., that are curious and pretty, and may 

 be worked on one of the Red Twigged European. 



Locust. — Robinia. — We do not regard the Locust {Var 

 Robinia) as of much value for planting on roadsides, in parks or 

 private grounds. The best way to use the Spreading (Horizon- 

 talis), the Crisp-leaved (Crispa), the Rose Flowered (Viscsa), etc., 

 is to graft them upon the Iloney Locust (Gleditschia Triacanthos). 

 This latter, the Iloney Locust, is a tree that does not sucker, 

 rarely if ever breaking under the strongest gales of wind, 

 assumees to itself the privilege of growing in many shapes, from 

 that of a tall, branching and lofty character, to one of almost 



