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accommodating of the deciduous trees, especially 

 valuable for planting in bare situations. It has been 

 remarked by a writer, that when men build mansions 

 in flat bare situations, destitute of trees, the visions 

 they dwell on are those of the dark forest-side, and 

 cathedral-like vista. They desire that their dwellings 

 should be invested with the garb of antiquity. This 

 cannot of course be done instantaneously, yet, by a 

 proper selection of trees, kindly treated, the change 

 may be very much hastened. The Canadian poplar 

 twenty years planted, will reach the height of fifty 

 feet, and this tree does not make merely height alone, 

 but will carry with it a great burden of branches of 

 spray, and overshadow a space four or five yards in 

 circumference. 



Poplars will make an agreeable show when even 

 quite young, so that a belt of nice, fresh, green-looking 

 trees may be established at once in any situation ; 

 for all sorts of poplars will grow in any kind of 

 ground during their infancy, if it is well trenched, 

 even on that of a sandy description, better adapted 

 for the growth of the fir. As I have before pointed 

 out, when they have performed their office they may 

 be removed, in order to give place to more valued 

 trees. 



The Lime Tree, or Linden, or Teil Tree. This 

 beautiful tree is the Tilia of botanists, and belongs to 

 Polyandria monogynia of the Linnaean system, the 

 principal tree of the genus, which is divided into two 

 species, and consist of a number of distinct varieties, 

 being the Tilia Europa, or common lime. 



It is unsuited for bleak situations, its chief use 

 being to form embowering shade to an avenue. In 



