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p. 92, its leaf ; eng. No. V8, same page, the leaf of the quer- 

 citron-oak, and No. '79, same page, its acorn ; eng. No. 80, 

 p. 94, the leaf of the scarlet-oak, and No. 81, same page, 

 its acorn ; eng. No. 82, same page, the leaf of the swamp- 

 chestnut-oak ; eng. No. 83, same page, the leaf of the red: 

 oak, and No. 84, same page, its acorn. 



Tilia Americana — Bass-v)Ood. 



The lime rejoices in rich, deep, cool, moist soils . It 

 flowers in June, to the great delight of the bees, and 

 ripens its seed in autumn. Kept in damp sand, the seed 



68. — Plataniis occidentilis — Leaf and capsule of button.wood. 



will preserve its vitality for six months. Five thou- 

 sand pickles go to the pound. A rapid grower, the lime 

 attains a height of eighty feat by three and even four 

 feet in diameter. Its wood is white, soft, light, difficult 

 to split, and furnishes a fair combustible, though its 

 proper use is for carving and cabinet-work in general. 

 Eng. No. 85, p. 9*7, represents the bass-wood ; No. 86, 

 p. 98, shows its leaves, and No. 8*7, same page, its seed. 



