318 Trees for Shade and Ornament 
appearing on the wood of the year’s season in the fall (August, Sep- 
tember). 
T. Gallica Linn. (332), from France and Spain, is distinguished by 
its reddish-colored bark. 
LINDEN, LIME TREE OR BASSWOOD 
Tilia. A small genus, with three native and several exotic species, 
all of northern distribution; is composed of tall and medium trees, of 
rapid growth, which are 
ornamental in their rich 
foliage, turning pale yel- 
low, in their upright form 
and roundish outline, and 
their graceful flower and 
fruit. They are com- 
mendable in every respect 
as street and lawn trees, 
except that they are some- 
what late in leafing out, 
and are liable to insect 
depredations. They are 
adaptive to a variety of 
soils, not too dry, and 
even to wet ones; are 
easily transplanted, and 
vigorous sprouters from 
the stump. In winter, 
the thick, reddish buds 
and recurved branchlets 
lend a bright, cheery ap- 
. earance to the branch 
Fic 114 — French Tamarisk. Tamaix P 
Gallica Linn. system. 
T. Americana Linn. 
(334), the common Basswood, the largest of all, with less compact, open 
habit, and rounded form, with very large but sparse foliage, forms a 
satisfactory street tree. 
T Europaea Linn. (338) (split up into several species) is superior on 
account of its smaller, more graceful, and denser foliage, more regular, 
