6 Lyme Park. 



hollow trunk. Here too are many vigorous oaks, and 

 some handsome examples of the mountain-ash, and 

 especially a great abundance of limes those beautiful 

 trees that, when in bloom, fill the air with honeyed fra- 

 grance, and whose flowers supply more nectar than any 

 others that grow in England. To see the lime-tree in 

 perfection, go beneath it and look up, the foliage other- 

 wise hiding the countless blossoms that it shelters. The 

 leaves at once declare this tree, the blade being much 

 larger upon one side of the mid-rib than upon the other ; 

 and if the leaves be gone, or not open, because too 

 early in the spring, we may recognise it by the conical 

 red buds. 



FIG. i. Leaf and Flowers of Lime-tree. 



The abundance of these trees in and about Lyme Park 

 is often supposed to be alluded to in the name of the 

 place. This is an error. Anciently written " Lime," 

 the word signifies that the estate is situated on the 



