50 LAWN AND SHADE TREES. 



One of these, the Scampston, droops its branches very dis- 

 tinctly and regularly, giving the tree a symmetrical form, almost 

 as regular as if it had been trained, trimmed, and tied from time 

 to time by the hands of a skillful gardener. The other variety 

 is called the Camperdowk, and differs from the Scampston in its 

 branches, having a less tendency to regular drooping, and its 

 foliage not being quite as abundant. 



There are also two varieties, called the roughdeaved weeping 

 and the Hertfordshire weeping, that are not counted as desirable 



Fig. 22. Scampston Weeping Elm. 



as those previously named. There is also one called the small- 

 leaved weeping, which is said to be very pretty and distinct. 



The White-Leaved Weeping Linden Tilia alba pendula. 

 Although a tree of slender drooping shoots, it is not a weeper 

 after the style of the weeping willow'; but, like the birch, as it 

 increases in years, it exhibits a drooping habit, that combined 

 with the silvery character given to its foliage when stirred by 

 the breeze, by their white under-surface, makes it one of the 

 most attractive and graceful of lawn trees. It is of rapid 



