46 ORNAMEi^TAL GARDENING. 



eral Japanese Ashes offered, but which it is feared are 

 too tender to become generally useful. 



THE LINDEN, BASSWOOD, OR LIME. TiUa. A-B, 



Generally graceful, handsome trees of good size, with 

 heart-shaped, serrate leaves, and producing heavy shade. 

 The flowers, which are inconspicuous, are in some species 

 much sought by the honey bee. 



The American Linden or Basswood ( T. Americana) 

 is a native of rapid growth, with very large leaves and 

 fragrant flowers, A. The Broad-leaved Basswood (var. 

 macrophylla) is less common, and has yet larger leaves 

 than the last. Both are desirable in large grounds. The 

 European Linden and its varieties are quite distinct in 

 appearance. 



The common European Linden {T. Europea) is 

 well shaped, inclined to be pyramidal in form, thriving 

 in almost any soil, and well adapted for lawns and 

 avenues ; leaves are smaller and darker than those of the 

 American Linden, A. European White-leaved Linden 

 (var. alba) is a handsome, dense-growing variety, the 

 leaves of which are downy beneath and smooth above, 

 giving the tree a striking appearance, and constrasting 

 strongly with other kinds. There is also the White- 

 leaved Weeping Linden (var. alha-pendula), a valuable 

 tree with large leaves and slender branches that incline 

 to droop, B. The Cat or Fern- leaved Linden (var. 

 laciniata) is a tree of good habit with rather small leaves 

 that are deeply cut and twisted, B. Another cut-leaved 

 variety is the Red Cut-leaved Linden (var. laciniata rubra), 

 the young shoots of which are of a bright rose color. 

 The Broad-leaved Linden (var. platypliyUa), with mas- 

 sive leaves ; the Small-leaved Linden (var. micropliylla) 

 with leaves quite the reverse of the last as to size ; and 

 the Grape-leaved Linden (var. vitifoUa), with deeply- 



