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CHAPTER XLVI. 



ON SOFT-WOODED FOREST TREES. 



In this chapter we shall shortly direct attention to 

 such soft-wooded trees as the sycamore, plane, horse- 

 chestnut, lime, willow, poplar, and others, which, 

 though commonly grown, are yet more so for orna- 

 ment than profit ; for though their woods are found 

 to he more or less useful, as a general rule they must 

 take a comparatively low rank as timber trees. 



Both the Sycamore and the Plane are introduced 

 trees ; both attain to a large size ; and when judiciously 

 mixed with other trees form a very pleasing contrast. 

 The plane has the property of withstanding the 

 effects of smoke in towns better than any other tree, 

 and therefore it is recommended for planting in 

 public parks and town enclosures. 



The Horse-Chestnut has much of the character of 

 the above ; it grows tall and large, and its fine foliage 

 and handsome bunches of flowers are very attractive. 

 It is an excellent tree for shade, and has the merit of 

 quick growth ; but its wood is so brittle as to cause 

 great limbs to be too readily blown off with a high wind. 



The Lime {Tilia Europced) is one of our most 

 charming native trees, for so it has been pretty 

 clearly proved to be by E. Lees, Esq., E.L.S., who 

 says " that at Shrawley, eight miles north from Wor- 

 cester, there is a wood, remote from any dwelling or 

 public road, of about five hundred acres in extent, the 

 greater part of the undergrowth of which is composed 

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