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Trees for Shade and Ornament 



appearing on the wood of the year's season in the fall (August, Sep- 

 tember). 



T. Gallica Linn. (332), from France and Spain, is distinguished by 

 its reddish-colored bark. 



LINDEN, LIME TREE OR BASSWOOD 



Tilia. A small genus, with three native and several exotic species, 

 all of northern distribution; is composed of tall and medium trees, of 



rapid growth, which are 

 ornamental in their rich 

 foliage, turning pale yel- 

 low, in their upright form 

 and roundish outline, and 

 their graceful flower and 

 fruit. They are com- 

 mendable in every respect 

 as street and lawn trees, 

 except that they are some- 

 what late in leafing out, 

 and are liable to insect 

 depredations. They are 

 adaptive to a variety of 

 soils, not too dry, and 

 even to wet ones; are 

 easily transplanted, and 

 vigorous sprouters from 

 the stump. In winter, 

 the thick, reddish buds 

 and recurved branchlets 

 lend a briglit, cheery ap- 

 pearance to the branch 

 system. 



T. Americana Linn. 

 (334), the common Basswood, the largest of all, with less compact, open 

 habit, and rounded form, with very large but sparse foliage, forms a 

 satisfactory street tree. 



T. Enropaea Linn. (335) (split up into several species) is superior on 

 account of its smaller, more graceful, and denser foliage, more regular. 



Fig. 114. — French Tamarisk. 

 Gallica Linn. 



Tamarix 



