GENERAL INDEX. 



PREFACE, 5. 



THE LIME. 



I.European Lime, 1 to 11. 



Synonymes and specific charac- 

 ters, 1. 



Geographical distribution, "2 — 4. 



Picturesque character, 4 — 6. 



Uses of the wood, 6 — 8. 



Mode of propagation, 8. 



Soil, 8. 



Insects which live upon it, 9. 

 Varieties, 9. 



Tilia Europea micropliylla, 

 „ platyphylla, 



„ laciniata. 



2. American Lime, 11 — 13. 



Synonymes, 11. 



Geographical distribution, 12. 



Leaves, flowers, and wood, 12. 

 Variety, 13. 



Tilia Americana lieteropliylla. 



THE MAPLE. 



1. Sycamore, or Great Maple, 



14—22. 

 Synonymes and specific charac- 

 ters, 14. 

 Picturesque character, 15. 

 Geographical distribution, 16. 

 Uses of the wood and sap, 17, 18. 

 Soil, 19. 



Insects which live upon it, 19. 

 Mode of propagation, 20, 21. 

 Varieties, 21. 



Acer psewlo-platanusflavo-variegata, 

 „ variegata, 



„ purple-leaved. 



Statistics, 22. 



2. Norway Maple, 23—26. 

 Synonjnnes, 23. 

 Advantages of this variety, 24. 

 Foliage, flowers, and method of 



propagation, 25. 



3. Acer Macrophyllum, 25, 26. 



4. Field Maple, 27—30. 

 Synonymes, 27. 



Character and distribution, 28. 

 Uses of the wood, 29. 

 Propagation, 29. 

 Specific characters, 30. 



THE HORSE CHESNUT, 31—36. 

 Synonymes, 31. 

 History of its introduction, 32. 

 Picturesque character, 33. 

 Uses of the wood, bark, and 



nuts, 33, 34. 

 Soil and propagation, 34, 35. 

 Varieties, 36. 

 double-jloivered, 

 variegated, 

 jEsculus Rubicunda. 



THE HOLLY, 37—47. 

 Synonymes, 37. 



Geographical distribution, 38, 39. 

 Picturesque character and uses, 



39—41. 

 Soil, 42. 



Propagation, 43 — 45. 

 Uses of the wood and bark, 45, 

 46. 

 Varieties. 



Ilex aquifolium albo-marginatiim, 



„ aureo-marginatum. 



Protection from hares and rabbits 

 necessary, 47. 



THE FALSE ACACIA, 48—57. 

 SynonjTnes, 48. 



Useless as a timber tree, 49 — 53. 

 Character of foliage, 53. 

 Soil, 54. 



Propagation, 54, 55. 

 Geographical distribution and uses, 



55, 56. 

 Statistics, 56. 

 Varieties, 57. 



Robinia pseud- Acacia umbracidifera, 

 ,, pendula, 



,, spec/abilis, 



,, striata. 



THE WILD CHERRY, 58—66. 

 Synonymes, 58. 

 Recommended as a timber tree, 



58—63. 

 As an ornamental tree, 63. 

 Uses of the fruit, 64. 

 Insects which frequent it, 65. 

 Propagation and statistics, 65, 

 66. 



