. The art of beautifying suburban home grounds of small extent;. Landscape gardening; Trees; Suburban homes. [from old catalog]. DECIDUOUS TREES. 383 The Broad-leaved Linden, T. macrophylla, is a new variety of the basswood, interesting from the exceeding size and luxuriance of its foliage. The European Linden, T. europa, differs from the American in having smaller, darker, and less pointed leaves, and in the more globular form of its head. The Grape-leaved Linden. T. vitifolia.—This is a new and charming variety. The leaves, which are deeply-lobed like those of some varieties of grape, are al
. The art of beautifying suburban home grounds of small extent;. Landscape gardening; Trees; Suburban homes. [from old catalog]. DECIDUOUS TREES. 383 The Broad-leaved Linden, T. macrophylla, is a new variety of the basswood, interesting from the exceeding size and luxuriance of its foliage. The European Linden, T. europa, differs from the American in having smaller, darker, and less pointed leaves, and in the more globular form of its head. The Grape-leaved Linden. T. vitifolia.—This is a new and charming variety. The leaves, which are deeply-lobed like those of some varieties of grape, are also large, more glossy, and of a brighter green than any other variety of linden. The tree is of vigorous habit. Young wood bright red. The Red-barked Linden, T. rubra, and the Golden-barked, T. aurea, the former with red and the latter with yellow branches, are considered "peculiarly beautiful in win- ter, when a few of them, mingled with other deciduous trees, make a pleasing variety of coloring in the absence of ; Fig. 121 shows a young The White Linden, T. alba, is a native variety, with the under side of its leaves downy, giving the foliage a grayish hue, and with finer flowers and lighter-colored bark. The Weeping White Linden. T. pendula.—Mr. Sargent says of it: " Of very pendulous habit, and the under part of the leaf very silvery. We esteem this one of the most, if not the most, ornamental of the ; Its pendulous habit is confined almost entirely to the tops of the branches and the growing wood. The White-leaved European Linden has a peculiar whitish- gray tone of foliage that makes it a striking tree to introduce occa- sionally as a contrast or foil for the more healthy greens. A robust Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Scott, Frank
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