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Hague, some of which are between 70 ft. and 80 ft. in height, with trunks between 3 ft. and 4ft. in 
diameter. In the neighbourhood of Ghent and of Brussels, the tree is seldom to be found 
above 60 ft. high; and in the native forests, where it is indigenous, not often so much. In- 
Austria, in the park at Schdnbrunn, there is a lime tree, 70 years planted, which is 75ft..high ; at 
Laxenburg, 60 years planted and 55 ft. high ; and many others of similar heights, or higher, are tobe 
found. In Wirtemberg, at Neustadt an der Linde, isa tree, from which the town takes its name, of 
unknown age, and great size; the trunk girts 54ft., and rises 15 ft. high before the branches begin ; 
the whole height of the tree is.about 100ft. ‘The branches extend to nearly 100 ft. on each side of the 
trunk, and they are supported by 108 pillars, some of which are of wood, and some of stone; there is 
a place of entertainment formed in the head of the tree, which is ascended to by a flight of steps. In 
the hollows of the branches, earth has been placed, and gooseberry bushes planted, which bear fruit 
which is sold to visitors. The avenue of lime trees in Berlin (Der Linden Strasse) is celebrated. In 
Denmark, 7. europe‘a and 7. e. microph7lla attain the height of from 60 ft. to 70 ft. in the royat 
gardens in the neighbourhood of Copenhagen. In Sweden, in the botanic garden at Lund, there is a 
lime tree which is 60 ft. high, with a trunk 3 ft. 3in. in diameter. In Switzerland, according to Cox, 
and to M. Alphonse De Candolle, p. 160., there are some very large lime trees. One, near Morges, has 
a trunk 24 ft. 4in. in circumference; another, near the great church at Berne, which was planted 
before the year 1410, is 36 ft. in girt; and a third, near Morat, which is, probably, one of those 
referred to by M. De Candolle, is not less than 90 ft. high, and of the same girt as the last. In p. 162. 
some other remarkable lime trees are mentioned. Mr. Strutt, the most celebrated artist in dendro- 
graphy which this country has ever produced, and who is now (January, 1836) in Switzerland, has, 
we believe, taken sketches of all these trees, which he will, in all probability, engrave and publish on 
his return to England. 
Commercial Statistics. ‘The common lime is propagated for sale in all the 
European nurseries, and in some of those of North America. The price varies 
according to the size of the plants. In London, plants from layers, 3 ft. to 
4 ft. high, cost 20s. a hundred; from 5 ft. to 6 ft. high, 30s. a hundred; and 
from 7 ft. to 10 ft. high, 2s. 6d. each. At Bollwyller, plants of the common 
lime are 1 franc each; of the common yellow-twigged variety 2 francs each ; 
and of the cut-leaved variety, which, we believe, was originally brought from 
that nursery, 5 francs each. In New York, ?. 
¥ 2. T. (nur.) a’LBa Waldst. § Kit. The white-/eaved European Lime Tree. 
Identification. Waldst. and Kit. Pl, Hung.; Wats. Dendr. Brit.; Hort. Kew., 2. p.230.; Hayne 
Dend., p. 113. ; Don’s Mill., 1. p. 553. 4) 
Synonymes.. T. americana Du Roi; T. argéntea Desf., Dec. Cat. Hort. Monsp., and Dec. Prod., 1. 
p. 513.; T. rotundifolia Vent. and N. Du Ham. ; T. tomentdsa Meench. 
Engravings. Waldst. and Kit. Pl. Hung., 1. t.3.; Vent. Diss., t.4.; N. Du Ham., t. 52.; Wats. 
Dend., t.71.; and our plate in Vol.IlL 
Spec. Char. Petals each with a scale at the base mside. Leaves cordate, 
somewhat acuminated, and rather unequal at the base, serrated, clothed with 
with white down beneath, but smooth above, 4 times longer than the petioles. 
Fruit ovate, with 5 obscure ribs. (Don’s Mill., i. p. 553.) Fruit evidently 
ribbed. (Steven, in Nouv. Mém. de la Soc. Imp. des Naturalistes de Moscou, 
tome iii. p. 103.) A native of Hungary; with yellowish and very fragrant 
flowers, produced from June to August. Introduced in 1767. 
Description. Our own op:nion is, that this is nothing more than a very 
distinct race of the common lime; notwithstanding the circumstance of its 
having scales to its petals, as noticed by Watson in his Dendrologia, which 
no one of the other varieties of 7’. europz‘a is said to possess. Even allowing 
this structure to be permanent in the Hungarian lime, the tree bears such a 
general resembiance to 7’. europz‘a in all its’ main features, that it seems to us 
impossible to doubt the identity of their origin. Weare strengthened in this 
opinion by the circumstance of its being found only in isolated stations 
in the Hungarian forests. We have, however, placed this lime by itself, 
rather than among the other varieties; because, from the whiteness of its 
foliage, it is far more obviously distinct than 7. e. platyphylla or 7. e. 
microphylla. The tree is at once distinguishable from all the other spe- 
cies and varieties by this white appearance, even at a considerable distance, 
and by the strikingly snowy hue of its leaves when they are ruffled by the 
wind. Its wood and shoots resemble those of the common lime; but it does 
not attain the same height as that tree. At High Clere, where a number of 
plants of this species are sprinkled along the approach road, its line of direc- 
tion may be traced at some miles’ distance, through the apparently dense forest, 
by their white tops appearing at intervals among the other trees. 
Geography, History, Sc. The white lime was discovered by Kitaibel in the 
woods of Hungary, where it is rare; it was also seen by Olivier near Con- 
a 
stantinople. It was sent to Gordon, at Mile End, in the year 1767 ; whence is 
