TREES OF INDIANA. 
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but not abundantly. The common locust is a valuable 
timber tree, but of late years in cultivated grounds and on 
the street is destroyed by the insect pest popularly called 
“ the borer,” and believed to be the larvae of the cossus 
robiniae , but a number of less known insects are also impli¬ 
cated in the devastation of one of the choicest timber trees 
on the continent. 
Tcixodium Distichum —American Bald Cypress—South¬ 
ern Cypress. 
Is found in the swamps of the lower Wabash and White 
rivers. It grows sixty to eighty feet high, and is the most 
durable of timbers. It is easily worked into plank for all 
purposes, but is mostly employed for shingles, pails, buck¬ 
ets and other wooden wares, and for posts and other pur¬ 
poses it is considered absolutely indestructible. Although 
it is called a solemn, funereal tree in the forests, it is upon 
the lawn the most beautiful of our fine leaved semi-ever¬ 
green trees. 
Till a Americana —American^ Linden, Basswood, Lin. 
Tilia Netorophylla —White Linden, White Basswood. 
Both varieties are somewhat rare in Indiana and irregu¬ 
larly distributed. Some specimens are probably to be 
found in every county—more commonly on the fertile soils. 
The Linden is a light, tough, springy, soft, elastic, white 
wood. Its flexibility malms it valuable for trunks, packing 
boxes, dash boards for wagons and carriages. It finishes 
white and is used in paneling and mosaic wood work. Its 
lightness makes it a desirable inner lining for furniture. It 
is a handsome large forest tree and is well calculated for 
the street, or for an ornamental tree in any situation. 
Ulmus Americana —White Elm. 
Ulmus Fulva —Slippery or Red Elm. 
Ulmus Racemosa —Corky White Elm. 
Ulmus Alata —Whahoo, Winged Elm. 
