Tilia eiirojiCBci, 

 THE EUROPEAN LIME-TREE. 



Synonymes. 



Tilia europaa, 



Tilleul, 



Tiglio, 



Tilo, 



Til, 



Lind, 



Linde, 



Lipa, 



Line-tree, Linden, Lime-tree, Teil-tree, 



Lime-tree, Lin or Linden-tree, 



Bast, 



Bast Holz, 



( LiNN^us, Species Plantaruix. 

 1 Smith, English Flora. 

 I Don, Miller's Dictionary. 

 I Loudon, Arboretum Britannicum. 

 ^^ Selby, British Forest Trees. 



France. 



Italv. 



Spain. 



Portugal. 



Sweden and Denmark. 



Holland and Germany. 



Russia, Poland, and Bohemia. 



Britain. 



Anglo- America. 



Lincolnshire, (Eng.) 



Ancient Germany. 



Derivations. The generic name, Tilia, is supposed, by some, to be derived from the Greek, ptilon, a feather, from the fea- 

 thery appearance of the bracleas; and by others, from the Greek, lilai, light bodies floating in the air, like wool or feathers. 

 The French, Spanish. Italian, and Portuguese names are derived from the botanical one. Most of the other European names 

 are derived from the Roman, linea, a line or cord, liaving reference to the bark, which was formerly, a.s at present, made into 

 lines or ropes. The name Bast was applied to a variety of tilia, by the rustics of Lincolnshire, because ropes were made from 

 its bark. The ancient German name. Bast Holz, signifies literally, bark-wood, and is evidently derived from the use made of 

 the bark of this tree in making mats. 



Engravings. Selby, British Forest Trees, pp. 1, 2 ; Loudon, Arboretum Britannicum, v., pi. 19 ; and the figures below. 



Specific Characters. Petals without scales. Leaves cordate, acuminated, serrated, smooth, except a tuft 

 of hair at the origin of the veins beneath, twice the length of the petioles. Cymes many-floweret^ 

 Fruit coriaceous, downy. Don, Milltis Diet. 



Description. 



" And the Lime at dewy eve 

 Diffusing odours." 



COWPER. 



Linden or Lime- 

 tree, in its full and 

 luxuriant foliage, 

 where sufficient room 

 has been afforded it, and the soil has suited 

 its constitution, is pronounced as one of the 

 finest and most striking of European trees. 

 In its native country, it often attains a height 

 of eighty or one hundred feet, with a diam- 

 eter of four to six feet, and even more. From 

 the straightness of its stem, and the luxuri- 

 ant spreading of its branches, which are like- 

 wise so tough as to withstand the fury of the 

 winds that would disarm most other trees, it 

 is peculiarly adapted for lining avenues, and 

 screening the passenger from the scorching 

 sun. This tree, however, is not so much es- 

 teemed, on account of its coming into leaf 

 late in the spring, and beginning to decay 

 early in autumr. more especially when 



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