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tains of Greece. Another tree here is the fetid, or Ohio 

 buckeye, of the central United States; its wood, as well as 

 that of some of the other kinds of buckeye, is manufactured 

 into artificial limbs, for which purpose it is highly esteemed; 

 it is also used for wooden-ware and paper pulp. To the 

 north of the buckeye family is the linden family. The 

 American linden, or basswood, found over the eastern parts 

 of North America, is here; it produces a large amount of 

 lumber under the name of whitewood, which is used in the 

 manufacture of wooden-ware, furniture and carriage bodies; 

 it is also largely used in the manufacture of paper pulp. 

 Another species is the cordate linden, a native of Europe and 

 Siberia, and a third is the white, or silver linden of eastern 

 Europe. 



Next in the sequence comes the ginseng family, repre- 

 sented by several species of aralia; many other species of 

 this family may be found at the conservatories. West of 

 these is the ebony family, represented by the persimmon or 

 date-plum (Diospyros) , a native of the southeastern United 

 States; its wood is preferred for the manufacture of shuttles; 

 its fruit contains tannin, which gives it its astringent proper- 

 ties; this fruit, when fully ripe, is eaten in large quantities 

 in the southern states, and is also offered for sale in the mar- 

 kets of the north. 



Beyond the ginseng family, on the western slope of the 

 hill, is the olive family, represented by several species of the 

 ashes (Fraxinus) , some of which are useful for timber. The 

 common European ash is to be seen, and among the North 

 American representatives are the green ash; the Texas ash, 

 restricted to that state; the Biltmore ash, from Pennsylvania 

 to Georgia ; the white ash and the red ash are common. Fol- 

 lowing to the north is the figwort family, represented by 

 Paidownia, a native of Japan. Terminating the sequence is 

 the trumpet-creeper family, represented by species of Catalpa; 

 among these is the Indian bean, a native of woods in the 

 Gulf States, and Kaempfer's catalpa, from China. 



