BOTANICAL SYNOPSIS. 



The following is a summary, in language as little technical 

 as is consistent with our limited space, of the distinctive 

 botanical characters of the trees dealt with in this work : 



ANGIOSPERMIA (FRUIT-BEARERS). 



NATURAL ORDER, RANUNCULACE.E {BUTTERCUP 



FAMILY). 



Clematis Vitalba L. Traveller's Joy. Bark in long strips. 

 Leaves opposite, pinnate, of three or five ovate leaflets, 

 climbing by their stalks. Flowers greenish white, one inch 

 across, scented. Fruit a head of numerous dry achenes with 

 long feathery white styles. Flowering July, August. 

 Distribution, Central Europe, North Africa, and West Asia. 

 Vol. I., p. 121. 



NATURAL ORDER, TAMARISCINE^E {TAMARISK 



FAMILY). 



Tamarix anglica Webb. Tamarisk. Bark reddish. Branches 

 slender, upright, feathery. Leaves minute, closely overlap- 

 ping. Flowers pinkish, minute, crowded on lateral spikes. 

 Fruit a three-cornered capsule. July to September. West and 

 North coasts of France and South and East of England. 

 Vol. I., p. 145. 



NATURAL ORDER, TILIACEJE {LINDEN FAMILY). 



Tilia europsea L. Linden, or Lime. Sub-species, T. 

 cordata Mill. Bark smooth. Twigs yellowish brown. Leaves 

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