TILIA 593 



introduced to Kew in 1900. It is distinct among limes, with a similarly 

 felted under-surface in the long-pointed, ovate leaves. Among cultivated 

 limes it keeps its leaves longer than any other, I have seen them quite green 

 in mid-November. It is, however, possible that this character may disappear 

 as the trees grow older. 



T. MOLTKEI, Spath. MOLTKE'S LlME. 



This tree was first noticed in Mr Spath's nursery, near Berlin, over thirty 

 years ago, and was offered in his catalogue of 1883. He considered it to be 

 a hybrid between T. americana and T. tomentosa, the former of which it 

 resembles in the leaves, except that they are somewhat grey and downy 

 beneath a character presumably inherited from the silver lime. Later 

 observers have, however, substituted as a parent in place of T. tomentosa, 

 the pendulous, long-stalked T. petiolaris, from whose silvery leaves, of course, 

 nearly similar characters would be inherited. Some years ago I saw a tree 

 of T. Moltkei, which had been planted in 1888 by the famous field-marshal 

 whose name it bears, in Mr Spath's grounds near a specimen of T. tomentosa 

 planted by Bismarck. It has thriven remarkably well, and is a handsome 

 pyramidal tree about 40 ft. high, of great vigour. Professor Sargent states 

 that in the Arnold Arboretum a tree identical with the above has been raised 

 from a seed of T. petiolaris, fertilised, it is assumed, by a tree of T. americana 

 standing near. 



Very similar to T. Moltkei is T. SPECTABILIS, Dippel, probably a hybrid 

 between T. Michauxii and T. tomentosa. The leaves have the same grey- 

 white, downy under-surface; winter buds downy at the points. 



T. MONGOLICA, Maximowicz. MONGOLIAN LlME 



A tree about 30 ft. high, with smooth, reddish shoots. Leaves \\ to 3 ins. 

 long, about as much wide, maple-like in form, in young trees often three- 

 lobed or obscurely five-lobed, the lobes and apex taper-pointed; coarsely 

 toothed, the teeth triangular with slender points; smooth and glossy above; 

 pale beneath, and smooth except for conspicuous tufts of down in the vein- 

 axils; stalk about i in. long, smooth, reddish. Flowers produced in late 

 July, often numerous (sometimes thirty or more) on the cyme; floral bract 



2 to 3 ins. long, ^ in. wide. Fruit obovoid, downy. 



Native of N. China and Mongolia; introduced to the Jardin des Plantes 

 at Paris in 1880. From this source all the trees in cultivation have been 

 raised. I saw it in several continental establishments in 1904, and the 

 plants then obtained for Kew represent, I believe, its first introduction to 

 Britain. This lime is apparently very hardy, and has already flowered at 

 Kew; it promises to make a small elegant tree. The lobing of the leaf 

 renders it very distinct in a young state, but this is evidently less marked in 

 adult trees. 



T. OLIVERT, Szyszylowicz. 



A tree 50 ft. high, with smooth young shoots. Leaves roundish ovate, 



3 to 4 ins. long, scarcely as wide; abruptly taper-pointed, heart-shaped at 

 the base, with short teeth at the margin; dark green and smooth above, 

 pure white beneath, with dense close felt; axil-tufts of down absent; stalk 

 i to 2 ins. long. 



Native of Central China; discovered by Henry in 1888 in the province of 

 Hupeh; introduced by Wilson in 1900 for Messrs Veitch. Only small 

 plants that have not yet flowered exist in this country, but the species is 

 very promising. It is allied to T. tomentosa, but differs in its smooth young 



