60 LAWN Airo SHADE TEEES. 



One of these, the Scampstost, droops its branches very dis- 

 tinctly and regularly, giving the tree a symmetrical form, almost 

 as regular as if it had been trained, trimmed, and tied from time 

 to time by the hands of a skillful gardener. The other variety 

 is called the Campbbdown, and differs from the Scampston in its 

 branches, having a less tendency to regular drooping, and its 

 foliage not being quite as abundant. 



There are also two varieties, called the rough-leaved weeping 

 and the Hertfordshire weeping, that are not counted as desirable 



Fig. 83. — Scampston Weepino Elm. 



as those previously named. There is also one called the small- 

 leaved weeping, which is said to be very pretty and distinct. 



The White-Leaved Weeping Linden — TUia alhapendula. — 

 Although a tree of slender drooping shoots, it is not a weeper 

 after the style of the weeping willow ; but, like the birch, as it 

 increases in years, it exhibits a drooping habit, that combined 

 with the silvery character given to its foliage when stirred by 

 the breeze, by their white under-surface, makes it one of the 

 most attractive and graceful of lawn trees. It ia of rapid 



