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TiLiA, Linnaus. Nat. Ord. Tiliacece. Po- 

 lyandria, Monogynia, Linn. Calyx 5-parted, 

 deciduous. Corolla 5-petalled. Capsules 

 globose, downy, 5 -celled, opening at the base. 



1. T. AMERICANA, Linnceus. Leaves deeply 

 cordate, nearly round, abruptly acuminate, 

 sharply serrate, smooth. Petals with a scale 

 on the inside at the base, notched at the apex. 

 Fruit ovate, ribbed. American linden. Na 

 tive of Canada and the Northern States. 

 Flowers in July. 



In the Middle States, both this and the fol 

 lowing species have been very popular as a 

 shade tree. Its yellowish fragrant flowers 

 are so grateful to insects, that the tree be 

 comes disagreeable on their account while it 

 is in flower. It is also very liable to the at 

 tacks of a borer. When full grown, it has a 

 rather irregular round head, and to most tastes 

 has a very pleasing effect. It is easily dis 

 tinguished from the following, when old, by 

 its round head, and when in fruit by its ribbed 

 fruit, and Mr. Emerson remarks, in his ex 

 cellent &quot;Trees and Shrubs of Massachusetts,&quot; 

 by the young shoots being of a dark-brown 

 or blackish color. In the autumn, the leaves 



