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Here it clothes the trees along the river, dead and living alike, 

 with a dense carpet-like growth, often extending over small limbs, 

 and all apparently to no detriment of the tree. At other places 

 it thus carpets the faces of the- vertical limestone cliffs, and even 

 creeps down over the mud banks of the river, growing downward 

 instead of upward. Along the Caney Fork, however, where it grew 

 on the sycamores and other trees along the river's edge, it outdid 

 itself. Here, after it had occupied all available space on the. tree, 

 it hung down from horizontal boughs in great swinging festoons, 

 some of them 10 or 15 feet long and 6 inches in diameter. 



Where the vines grew in such profusion, leaves were ripening 

 and reddening all summer long, so there were patches of red here 

 and there throughout the growing season. On the upper Cum- 

 berland one vine was noted with purple foliage ; like that of some 

 of the Japanese maples. 



FAMILY 97. TILIACE^. LINDEN FAMILY 



513. BASS-WOOD; AMERICAN LINDEN 



TILIA AMERICANA L. 



Rather common along the lake shore. One of the landmarks 

 on the shore of Long Point near the Scovell cottage was a tree 

 leaning far out over the water. Large trees occur in the low 

 ground near Overmyer's field. Part of a large forest on the east 

 side, near Peebles, is composed mainly of this species, some of 

 the trees being unusually large and fine. A large tree in full 

 bloom is a regular dome of fragrance and a forest of linden will 

 scent the air about it for a mile. In close proximity, the odor 

 of the waxy blossom is rank, but tempered by distance it is one 

 of the most delightful odors, and the linden is famous as a pro- 

 ducer of delicate-flavored honey. The young seedlings come up 

 in early spring (May) and are noteworthy for their lobed, hand- 

 shaped cotyledons. 



FAMILY 98. MALVACEAE. MALLOW FAMILY 

 514. COMMON MALLOW; CHEESES 



MALVA ROTUNDIFOLIA L. 



This well known plant is common in waste places about Culver. 

 Although common in waste grounds it never appeared to venture 

 into cultivated grounds or lawns and become a weed until within 

 recent years. It is very hardy and withstands a great deal of tramp- 

 ing and rough treatment. It begins blossoming rather early in the 



