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ribs are very faintly marked, tliougli perhaps rather more so than 

 in T. intermedia. 



I have only seen dried specimens of the fruit, and in these 

 could not perceive the onesided appearance described by Professor 

 Babington, nor the ultimate loss of pubescence mentioned in the 

 "British Flora ;" but the distortion consequent upon drying, and the 

 possibility of the fruit not being mature, is sufficient to account for 

 these discrepancies in appearance, though it may be that the plant 

 is variable in these respects. Mr. Bentham unites the three species 

 given above under the name of T. europaea. 



Small-leaved Lime. 



French, Tilleul d, Petites Feuilles. German, RuslerhUUtrige Linde. 



This species being planted along with the others in avenues or parks will ensure a 

 longer succession of flowers than either of them alone. 



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