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PoLYANDRIA. MOoNOGYNIA. 
THALAMIFLOR&. TILIACE. 
TILIA. (Lime.) 
Generic Character. Calyx divided into five, falling off. Peta/s 
five. Seed-vessel with five cells. Bracteas large. ‘ 
Tir1a Huropma. Common Lime, or Linden Tree. A 
handsome tree, not a native originally, but supposed to have 
been introduced by the Romans; or, as some say, not till 
1590, the two first being planted at Halsted, in Kent. It 
sometimes becomes a large tree, and is of very quick growth ; 
the wood is used by turners, and also for the carvings in 
wood which ornament our houses. Gibbons, who is much 
celebrated for the art, used it principally ; and if my readers 
have seen any of his beautiful works at Chatsworth, or 
Petworth in Sussex, they will feel a new interest in this 
tree. The flowers are curious, and have so sweet a scent, 
that they attract bees in great numbers; they are of a 
yellowish-green, five or six in a bunch, springing from a 
large, long leaf, or bractea, which falls off with the fruit 
when it is ripe. The leaves of the tree are large, round, and 
pointed at the top. It is said that Linnzeus, the botanist, 
derived his name from the Swedish designation of this tree, 
Tin; we call it Linden, or Lime. 
