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unique, either when leafless, or in full foliage, that it has 
Ion" been one of our greatest favorites. 
The Flowering ash ( Fraxinus Ornus *) is a small tree of 
about 20 feet, growing plentifully in the south of Europe, 
and is also found sparingly in this country. Its chief beauty 
lies in the beautiful clusters of pale or greenish- white flow- 
ers, borne on the terminal branches in May and June. The 
foliage and general appearance of the tree are much like 
those of the common ash ; but when in blossom it resembles 
a good deal the Carolina Fringe tree. In Italy a gummy 
substance called manna exudes from the bark, which is 
used in medicine. 
The Lime or Linden Tree. Tilia. 
Nat. Or (l . Tilaceae. Lin. Syst. Polyandria, Monogynia. 
This tree, or rather the American sort, is well known 
among us by the name of basswood. It is a rapidly grow- 
ing, handsome, upright, and regularly shaped tree ; and all 
the species are much esteemed, both in Europe and this 
country, for planting in avenues and straight lines, wherever 
the taste is in favor of geometric plantations. In Germany 
and Holland it is a great favorite for bordering their wide 
and handsome streets, and lining their long and straight 
canals. “ In Berlin,” Granville says in his travels, “ there 
is a celebrated street called ‘ unter der Linden ’ (under the 
lime trees,) a gay and splendid avenue, planted with double 
* Ornus Europceus of Persoon, and the European botanists. Beck remarks 
that the American kind is so little known, that it is difficult to determine) 
whether it is a different species or only a mere variety of the European. 
