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TREES GROWING IN RICH SOIL. 



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nity which we must court when studying the trees. Usually it is 



a mistake to pass one by, 

 \ hk$&Ji especially when it is in 



bloom, with the thought 

 that we will study it when 

 later we return. Later our 

 path may lead us into unex- 

 pected places, where we 

 shall find ourselves en- 

 grossed by other things ; 

 and when, perchance, we 

 do return to the tree that 

 we have borne in mind, we 

 see that its blossoms have 

 perished and a new order of 

 things is in progress. 



Either in bloom or in fruit 

 the American linden is an 

 interesting study. It ap- 

 pears to be hung with two 

 distinct shades of green ; the dark green of its leaves and the 

 shimmering, light apple-green of its curious bracts. The 

 dainty, little blossoms fall early in the season, and their place 

 is taken by many precise, pert-looking balls of fruit. They 

 nod and sway with the breezes for a long time. Finally, the 

 bracts lose their colour, become scale-like and gradually fall. 

 The carpet they then spread under the trees and the out-flying 

 ones are all that remain in the autumn to testify that anything 

 unusual has occurred. 



The wood of Tilia Americana is brownish red and soft. It 

 is free from blemishes and knots, and is, therefore, desirable 

 to use for the panelling of carriages. Much care is necessary 

 when manipulating it, as it has a tendency to crack badly. The 

 inner bark is extremely tough, from it coarse rope and 



mats are made. 



Tilia A merichna. 



