THE LINDENS 



TREES with mucilaginous sap, tough inner bark and broad, 

 dense head. Wood soft, white. Leaves alternate, deciduous, 

 broad, unsymmetrical, toothed, with veins branching strongly 

 on side next to petiole. Flowers creamy, fragrant, perfect, 

 clustered in cymes; borne on narrow leaf -like blades. Fruit 

 a dry, 1- to 2-seeded, globular nut. 



KEY TO SPECIES 



A. Leaves green on both sides. 



B. Linings of leaves nearly, or quite, smooth; fruit 

 ovoid. 



(Tilia Americana) AMERICAN LINDEN 

 BB. Linings of leaves pubescent; fruit globose. 



(Tilia pubescens) DOWNY BASSWOOD 

 A A. Leaves pale below; fruit globose. 



(Tilia heterophylla) WHITE BASSWOOD 



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