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deformed by a strong- prevailing- wind; this, perhaps, should be 

 noted against all ashes, and care be taken not to plant them in a 

 location constantly exposed to a strong wind current. 



English Ash. ( _F-ntxmus excelsior L.) Some nurserymen 

 in the State prefer the English to the American Ash, claiming- 

 that it makes a more rapid growth, and that it is a prettier tree. 

 While from experience at the Station the first is not true, yet, 

 from other trees in the neighborhood, it seems probable that it 

 may be, but the second , with equally well grown trees, most people 

 will not admit. The leafing period of the English tree is 

 shorter than that of the American tree, and both leaves and 

 branches are more affected by the prevailing winds. The 

 leaves of the English Ash are larg-er and greener than those of 

 the American, and the leaflets are sessile and serrated, while 

 those of our trees are not; the foliage and branches, as a whole, 

 lack much of the elegance and trimness of the latter. While 

 either tree can be recommended for planting, the native species 

 can be most highly recommended. 



Green Ash, (Fraxinns lanceolata Borck.) The Green Ash 

 is a native of Utah, and most of our readers are. familiar with 

 its general characteristics. Under cultivation on our grounds, 

 it is much inferior to the preceding species in growth and 

 beauty. The same report comes from other parts of the State; 

 yet, as a rule, a tree thrives best near its habitat, and, as a well 

 grown Green Ash is a fine tree, the species ought to find some 

 favor in Utah. 



THE LINDENS OR BASSWOODS. 



There are two species of the Linden, commonly cultivated, 

 the American and the English, the latter of which has a num- 

 ber of horticultural varieties, worthy a far more general dis- 

 semination than they now have. Both species are growing on 

 our grounds, and both are to be seen frequently in different 

 parts of the State, and, always making a g-ood record for them- 

 selves. 



American Linden, ( Tilia americana L.) The trees of this 

 species in our plantation have not had a fair chance, and the 

 record of their growth here given, does not do them justice. 

 The trees stand in an outcrop of gravelly cement, which would 

 have meant death to a less thrifty plant long- before this. As 

 grown here, the tree is entirely hardy , and will prove to be so in 



