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LAWN AND SHADE TREES. 
grower, but when the trees get a height of eight or ten feet, 
and are planted in a rich, deep, loamy soil which is best suited 
to them, they grow rapidly, and soon form large, regular, round 
symmetrical heads, clothed with a broad, clean foliage, and 
decorated in spring with masses and clusters of white or red 
blossoms according to the variety. By grafting the red- 
blossoming variety ( rubicunda ) and the yellow ( glabra ) into 
the principal portions of the top and center limbs of the 
white ( Jiippocastanum ), a very beautiful and novel effect is pro- 
duced, that when the tree stands alone on the lawn adds much 
to its beauty. 
There is now grown a variety of the Mppocastanum with 
double flowers that are very beautiful, like little roses. When 
in full foliage and bloom the horse chestnut is one of the most 
beautiful among ornamental trees ; but it has one habit, that of 
casting its foliage early in the fall, which we consider very 
objectionable to its use near the house, as our summer season is 
lessened in appearance nearly or quite a month thereby. 
Hickory — Cary a. — The difficulty of transplanting the hickory 
or white walnut tree has kept it from use in ornamental planting. 
The trees are lofty and elegant when grown singly, and there 
is a lively tint or character in their foliage wdiich renders them 
very pleasingly effective when found in groups or masses. They 
are readily grown from the nut, and he who is just commencing 
the planting of a new place should in this way introduce them 
into his grounds. 
Linden — Tilia . — Under the name of basswood our American 
linden or lime tree is well known. Some years since that as 
well as the European variety were so much preyed upon by 
insects that their use in planting was almost abandoned. Of 
late years, however, there is less injury from insects, and the 
planting of lindens has again come into practice. 
Of rapid growth, easily transplanted, full and flowing in its 
