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street planting. It is a useful tree in regions 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, and 11, but 

 is especially valuable for planting in regions 6, 7, and 8, and may 

 prove useful in region 5. 



HORSE-CHESTNUT. 



The horse-chestnut has very showy blossoms, and when in bloom 

 an avenue of these trees commands attention. It is, however, likely 

 to be broken by boys clubbing it for its inedible nuts. It is a 

 medium-sized round-headed tree that does much better under sub- 

 urban conditions than in a city. It thrives in regions 1, 2, 3, and 10, 

 but in some places its leaves are affected by a midsummer blight 





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FIG. 13. Basswoods in winter, Washinglon, D. C. 



which makes it unsightly during the remainder of the season. It 

 is a close relative of the Ohio buckeye, which is also a handsome 

 though less desirable tree. 



LINDEN. 



The basswood, or linden (fig. 13), is a large round-headed tree that 

 is excellent for roadsides in surburban locations and does well on city 

 streets if the conditions are not too severe. On account of the dark 

 upper surface and the lighter under surface of the leaves and- the 

 sweet-scented blossoms in early summer it is much admired. It is 

 not as reliable as some of the other shade trees, as when young it is 

 sometimes attacked at the base of the trunk by a fungous growth 

 that kills the tree. When once established, it forms handsome avenues. 

 It is suited to regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, and 11. 

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