FOREST TREES. 151 
Sophora Japonica—Japan Sophora. 
Leaves, pinnate; leaflets, many, ovate, smooth; 
panicle, terminal; pods, smooth. 
The Sophora is a native of Japan and China. It 
is a middle-sized tree, sometimes growing to the 
height of sixty feet. It somewhat resembles the 
locust, but is a handsomer tree; and its flowers, 
which it produces in August, although smaller, are 
more abundant. Little is known respecting the 
quality of the wood, as the tree is not very common, 
and grown only for ornament. It is, however, said 
to equal that of the Locust in durability, and to be 
as hard and compact as that of the Box. The tree 
makes slow progress in the rich loam of the Ilinois 
prairies, its growth being checked by mildew on the 
young shoots. In favorable situations it is said to 
grow rapidly. It is commonly propagated by layers, 
but is best grown from seed when it can be procured. 
TILIA, 
Natural Order, Tiliacew. 
Sepals, five; petals, five, spatulate-oblong; sta- 
mens, numerous; pistil with a five-celled ovary, with 
two ovules in each; style, one; stigma, five-toothed ; 
nut, coriaceous, one-celled, one or two-seeded. 
1, Tilia Americana—Lynn, Linden, Basswood. 
Leaves, green and smooth, or nearly so, somewhat 
thick. 
This tree is found in all the Northern and Middle 
States, and southward along the Alleghany moun- 
