THALAMIFLORZE 71 
England it is generally planted in parks and similar 
places. Its delicious scent is one of its marked 
features. It was said to yield the finest honey, but 
probably bees that feed on White Clover produce the 
best. 
The buds are velvety, and the leaves when fully 
grown are slightly downy below. The calyx consists 
of five lanceolate sepals, which are valvate in bud 
and distinct below, falling eventually. 
The petals are of the same number, with a pit at 
the base, and are longer. The stamens are inserted 
below the ovary, and numerous, free or somewhat 
united below. The ovary is five-celled. The style 
is simple, and the stigma is made up of five lobes 
above. The fruit is coriaceous, indehiscent, con- 
taining one or two seeds usually, some being abortive. 
The seeds enclose a fleshy albumen and an embryo. 
The bast is very strong, and used by gardeners. 
The flowers afford a volatile oil, and sugar, mucilage, 
tannin, and gum. 
THE LIME OR LINDEN (Tilia vulgaris). 
The English name is of ancient origin, but was 
doubtless first applied to the small-leaved lime, which 
is a native of this country. This species, though 
generally scattered up and down the country, and 
native in Europe, is an importation in this country, 
and always planted originally, though self-sown trees 
may be found in many places. 
