Select Plants for Industrial Culture and 



Tilia arg-entea, Desfontaines. 



The Silver-Linden of South-Eastern Europe and Asia-Minor- 

 The wood is not attacked by boring insects. The flowers are 

 deliciously fragrant and yield a precious oil. The oldest specific 

 name, according to Prof. Koch, is T. tomentosa (Moench). 



Tilia dasystyla Steven.* (T. euchlora, C. Koch.) 



Taurus and Caucasus. This tree is placed by F. Diel at the top 

 of the list of deciduous trees for street-planting ; very hardy ; 

 resists insects and fungs well. The leaves are dark-green, some- 

 what rigid, and do not collect dust so readily as other linden-trees. 

 Allied to this species is T. rubra, D.C. 



Tilia Europaea, Linne. 



The common Linden-tree of Europe, extending naturally to 

 Japan ; the large-leaved variety (T. platyphylla, Scopoli) of South- 

 European origin, the small-leaved variety being T. cordifolia, 

 Miller, it attains a great age. A very hardy tree, living in 

 Norway as far north as lat. 67 56' [Schuebeler]. A weeping- 

 variety is known. Height sometimes to 120 feet ; stem exceptionally 

 to 50 feet in girth. One of the best of promenade-trees in climes 

 not too dry. Wood pale, soft and close-grained ; sought for 

 turnery, piano-keys, carving ; used by shoemakers, saddlers and 

 glovers, to cut leather on ; also for toys [Simmonds]. The flowers 

 yield a highly aromatic honey. The bast excellent for mats. 



Tilia petiolaris, De Candolle. 



Bithynia. A lime-tree with pendent branchlets, allied to T. 

 argentea, recently brought under cultural notice by Sir Jos. Hooker. 



Tilia XYIandsehurica, Ruprecht. 



Amoor and Mandschuria. Not so tall as T. tomentosa, to which 

 it bears close alliance [Maximowicz, Koch]. 



Tillandsia usneoides, Linoe. 



Black Moss, Long Moss, Florida-Moss. From Carolina and 

 Florida to Uruguay and Chili, on trees. Might be naturalized in 

 forests of countries with mild climes. In its native country the 

 almost horsehair-like ramifications a favourite material for 

 upholsterers' work. 



Tingruarra Sicula, Parlatore. 



Southern Italy. The root is edible and celery-like. 



Todea Africana, Willdenow. (Osmunda barbara, Thunberg.) 



South-Africa, South-Eastern Australia, New Zealand. The 

 colossal " square fern," most important for scenic effects in wet 

 places ; as an export article the very aged stems of this fern are 



