Botanical

Name

English

Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

Thuya japonica

Japanese Thuya

2

25-30

T. Branches spreading, branchlets flattened and arranged in a frondlike fashion with scale-like, glossy green foliage. A quite hardy, useful tree. B. C. D. G.

Thuyopsis dolobrata

Japanese Thuyopsis

2

25-30

T. Pyramidal and open in growth. Resembles Thuya japonica. B. C. D.G.

Thymus serphyllum

Creeping Thyme

4

2-3 in.

Pale lilac

June & July

Leaves dense and aromatic. Flowers small, whorled. Creeping in habit and good for rockeries. A. G.

Thymus serphyllum var. aureus

Golden-leaved Thyme

4

2-3 in.

Pale lilac

June & July

A'form of the preceding with pretty golden leaves in the spring. A. G.

Thymus serphyllum var. argenteus

Variegated-leaved Thyme

4

2-3 in.

Pale lilac

June & July

Leaves bright green, striped with silver. A. G.

Thymus serphyllum var. lanuginosus

Gray-leaved Thyme

4

3-4 in.

Pale lilac

June & July

Leaves downy and grayish. A. G.

Thymus vulgaris

Common Thyme

4

4-5

Pale lilac

June & July

Aromatic herb, resembling heather. Foliage pale green; flowers small, in terminal spikes. Good for the rockery or herb-garden. A. G.

Tiarella cordifolia

Foam-flower

4

8-10

White

May

A pretty native perennial with bronze, dark green leaves and star-shaped

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flowers in erect racemes, sometimes 6 to 8 inches long. Good for the wild-garden or in masses near water. A. F.

Tilia americana

American Linden or Bass-wood

1

50-60

Yellow

July

T. A stately tree with large, smooth leaves and showy, fragrant flowers. A rapidly growing tree with round, dense heads. Good for park or avenue planting. A. D.G.

Tilia platyphyllos

European Bass-wood

1

40-50

Yellow

June

T. A handsome round-headed tree with red bark and deep green, pubescent leaves. Showy and sweet-scented flowers. Foliage smaller than that of the preceding. Good for avenues. A. E.G.

Tilia platyphyllos var. sulphurea or aurea

Golden-barked Bass-wood

1

40-50

Yellow

June

T. A variety with bright yellow bark. Very ornamental. A. E.G.

Tilia platyphyllos var. laciniata

Cut-leaved European Bass-wood

1

20-30

T. Leaves dark green, deeply cut. Bark on young trees dark red. Pyramidal in growth, with upright branches. A. E.G.

Tilia petiolaris

Silver-leaved or Weeping

Linden

1

50-60

Yellow

July

G. Branches slender and somewhat pendulous. Leaves large, pale green above and silvery beneath. Rapid in growth and good for avenue planting. A. D.G.