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HONEYLOCUST, COMMON (Gleditsia triacanttos) 
_ Forms a tall, round topped tree. Very thorny. Small leaflet 
foliage Hardy. Used in windbreaks. Very open tree provides strati- 
fied shadows on the ground, the lower branches drooping almost verti- 
cally. Thornless varieties are replacing. 
HONEYLOCUST, STEVENS (Gleditsia triacanthos inermis) 
A grafted variety which is thornless. Our own selection. A 
Shade tree without a dense shade. Used as a street and ornamental 
Shade tree. Becoming more popular Hardy. We spac 35 to 40 feet 
apart here. Not available in small sizes for windbr aks. Valuable 
for light shade. Foliage texture ine. Habit of growth spreading. 
ones? rate quick. General adaption. Height 50 feet. Spread 30 
eet. 
LOCUST, MORAINE (Gieditsia: Moraine - Pat. No. 836) 
A new patented, grafted variety which is thornless, podless and 
free of seed. rapid grower, h rdy and readily adaptable o soil. 
weather and city conditions. Narrow leaves permits healthy growth of 
grass Gives harmonious effect to present type dwellings. Originated 
in Ohio. See our special folder. 
LINDEN (General description. See va ieties below. ) 
Linden is an important tree and the sale of it is increasing. 
protect newly p anted trees from sun scald by wrapping the trunks. 
Sometimes called Basswood. 
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AMERICAN LINDEN (Tilia americana) 
A rapid growing, tall, stately tree with a short trunk and low- 
hung, wide-spreading branches, the lower drooping down ad then up, 
round-topped:; ca ts a dense shade; rore open with age. Bright gr en, 
large heart-shaped leave , fading to yellow in the Autumn. Clusters 
of sm il fragrant yellow flowers. A Shade and ornamental tree. Will 
grow in any of our territory. A fairly rapid grower. We spa-e 35 to 
40 feet apart. 
CORDATA LINDEN (T lia cordata) 
The correct common name is Little Leaf European Linden. We c li 
it Cordata Linden for short very showy tree but not hardy for most 
of our erritory--only sout and east. An oval, dense head of asc nd- 
ing, spreading branches. T e trunk is apt to be crooked and the tree 
has a tendency to form hea y side limbs. Growth rate medium 
CRIMEAN LINDEN (Tilia euchiora) 
Buds have been taken from older trees of this variety on the 
Redmond home in Fremont, ebraska, and this tree is often called 
Redmond Linden. Has smaller leaves than American Linden. Red buds.. 
Our Crimean Linden are all grafted trees. It is supposed to be a 
hybrid Linden cross d between Cordata Linden and Caucasian: Linden 
ORD LINDEN 
We saw an outstanding ood-iooki g compact American Linden grow- 
ing in Ord Nebraska. We took buds from this tree and are now produc- 
ing trees just like the original. We call it Ord Linde. We space- 
35 to 40 feet apart .ere. We like it. 
PYRAMIDAL AMERICAN LINDEN (Tilia pyramidalis) 
This variety is a cros.. Leaves are large, but its European 
blood gives it its pyramidal effect. This characteristic is dis- 
tinctive and can be depended upon becau e of the necessity of graft- 
ing. Some older trees are growing near here and it seems that this 
variety is increasing in favor. 
