Annual program for the observance of Arbor day in the schools of Rhode Island . . ch attentionas most of the magnolia blossoms do. The fruit of this tree is a pointed cone,three or more inches long, that stands uperect on the twigs throughout the sum-mer, and although the seeds fall in theautumn, the pods often hold on to thetwigs during a large part of the winter. THE LINDEN. This tree is one of the latest to open its flowers. Long after theother trees have finished their blossoming and after many of them have perfected theirseeds, and when springtime has gone and midsummer has arrived the li
Annual program for the observance of Arbor day in the schools of Rhode Island . . ch attentionas most of the magnolia blossoms do. The fruit of this tree is a pointed cone,three or more inches long, that stands uperect on the twigs throughout the sum-mer, and although the seeds fall in theautumn, the pods often hold on to thetwigs during a large part of the winter. THE LINDEN. This tree is one of the latest to open its flowers. Long after theother trees have finished their blossoming and after many of them have perfected theirseeds, and when springtime has gone and midsummer has arrived the linden trees beginto put out their blossoms. One could tell that the trees were in bloom if he were blindby the rich fragrance of these trees and by the humming of the myriads of insects that theyattract, for of all our trees this one produces the inost and the finest honey. About the 20th of July we begin to notice the blossoms of this tree. For some timebefore, we have noticed that the buds were swelling and have watched the growth of thecurious stems and clusters of Blossom of Tulip Tree 21 The flowers are borne on a leaf-like bract that grows out from the base of the the middle of this bract a stem arises which bears a very irregular cluster of eight ormore blossoms. These are half an inch broad and yellow in color. There are several kinds of linden trees in this State. The two common ones are theAmerican and the European, and each has a slightly different blossoming period, so that thehoney flow is often prolonged where the different species grow near together. This tree is also known as the basswood and as whitewood. The timber from thetrunks is soft, white, and of a very fine grain, and is in much demanfl for many piu-poseswhere it is to be worked up into small articles. The leaves are large, often six or moreinches long, and it forms a very dense foliage and is much used for shade trees.
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