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soil, but being natives of low grounds, they prefer a moist 

 situation ; they may be propagated by seeds, layers, or cut- 

 tings. 



Tamarioc gallica, or French.-*- This forms a shrub of from 

 10 to 12 feet in height, and sometimes more. When it has 

 arrived at a large size, the branches spread in an irregular 

 manner, some being upright, some horizontal, and others 

 drooping, but when young it is remarkable for the erect 

 appearance of its shoots; the leaves are narrow, of a pale 

 green, very beautiful, and give a delicacy to the shrub, for 

 which it is greatly admired ; the flowers are produced appa- 

 rently in loose panicles at the ends of the branches, but, on 

 examination, will be found to consist of numerous small 

 spikes of flowers, arranged around the extremities of the 

 shoots; the time of flowering is in July, but it often pro- 

 duces flowers later in the season. This is erroneously called, 

 by some persons, the German Tamarisk, from which it is 

 very distinct. 



Tamarix germanica, or German. This is of much lower 

 growth than the preceding, seldom rising ever seven or eight 

 feet ; the branches are brittle, and covered with a yellowish 

 bark ; the leaves stand closer than the preceding, and are of 

 a pale green colour ; the flowers are produced in long loose 

 spikes at the ends of the branches. The plant is much ad- 

 mired both for foliage and flowers. It does not seem to do 

 well in a dry sandy soil, but, as has been before remarked, 

 prefers one that is moist. 



Linden, or Lime.> Titia. This genus comprises some of 

 the finest ornamental trees in nature, many of which are of 

 lohy size, and elegant form. They are all propagated from 

 seeds or layers, and they delight in a rich upland soil, where 

 their growth will be proportionally rapid. 



Tilia eurofi&a, or Common EuroJiean.\\. is the common 

 variety of this tree which has been already so much planted 

 in various parts of the Union, and particularly in the city of 

 Philadelphia. It rises in strong soils to the height of 70 or 

 80 feet, and in some instances in Europe has attained to 20 

 feet in circumference; the foliage is particularly soft and de- 

 licate for a tree of such large dimensions, and its white pen- 

 dant flowers are very fragrant. It naturally forms a per- 

 fectly elliptical head, and even in winter, its appearance is 

 rendered pleasing by its long and slender shoots. As a lofty 

 standard tree, it is particularly eligible ; and perhaps, for 

 this purpose, there is none to excel it for ornament. In a 



