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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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AMERICAN BASSWOOD, OR LINDEN. 



on the subject. As the linden is one of the 

 greatest honey -producing plants in our 

 northern States it is important to know all 

 we can about this interesting family. The 

 more is this true as the time has come when 

 we must begin to raise timber to supply the 

 ever-increasing demand for lumber; and 

 basswood is one of the most rapid-growing 



deciduous trees that produce good soft lum- 

 ber. 



There are recognized by botanists s^me 

 twelve distinct species of basswood, or lin- 

 den. Three of these are native to the Unin d 

 States, six to Europe and Western Asia, and 

 three to Eastern Asia. Several of these 

 species are known under a common name, 



