BOTANICAL SYNOPSIS. 



The following is a summary, in language as little technical 

 as is consistent with our limited space, of the distinctive 

 botanical characters of the trees dealt with in this work : — 



ANGIOSPERMIA (FRUIT-BEARERS). 



NATURAL ORBES, RANUNCTTLAOEJE (BUTTERCJJR 

 FAMILY). 



Clematis Vitalba L. — Traveller's Joy. Bark in long strips. 

 Leaves opposite, pinnate, of three or five ovate leaflets, 

 climbing by their stalks. Flowers greenish white, one inch 

 across, scented. Fruit a head of numerous dry achenes with 

 long feathery white styles. Flowering July, August. 

 Distribution, Central Europe, North Africa, and West Asia. 

 —Vol. \.,p. 121. 



NATURAL ORDER, TAMARISCINEJE [TAMARISK 

 FAMILY). 



Tamarix anglica Webb. — Tamarisk. Bark reddish. Branches 

 slender, upright, feathery. Leaves minute, closely overlap- 

 ping. Flowers pinkish, minute, crowded on lateral spikes. 

 Fruit a three-cornered capsule. July to September. West and 

 North coasts of France and South and East of England. — 

 Vol. I., p. 145. 



NATURAL ORDER, TILIACE^ (_ZINDEN FAMILY). 



Tilia europsea L, — Linden, or Lime. , Sub-species, T. 

 cordata Mill. Bark smooth. Twigs yellowish brown. Leaves 

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