TREES AND SHRUBS 



each petal, filaments filiform, forked, each branch bearing one anther-cell ; 

 Ovarii 5-celled, stigmas 5 ; Fruit nnt-like, indehiscent, oblong to oblong- 

 ovate, \ A in. long, rufous tomentose. 



Leaves alternate, oval, obliquely cordate at base, acuminate, coarsely 

 glandular serrate, thick, firm, glabrous, tufts of rusty hairs in axils of 

 principal veins below, dark dull green above, shining and lighter green 

 below, 5-G ins. long, 3-4 ins. broad ; petioles slender. Autumn tint pale 

 yellow. 



A deciduous tree, 60-70 ft. ; Branches small, often pendulous ; Tivigs 

 smooth, light grey to brown ; Bark deeply furrowed, light brown ; Buds 

 ovate, dark red ; Wood light brown tinged with red. 



Introduced from N. America, 1752. 



SMALL-LEAVED LIME, Tilia cordata. 



Woods, parks, gardens, avenues. July, August. 



Flowers yellowish-white, fragrant, regular, proterandrous, } in. diam., 

 in small umbellate cymes on axillary peduncles, adnate for about half their 

 length to a leafy bract ; Sepals 5, valvate in bud ; Petals 5, without scale 

 at base ; Stamens numerous, cohering in bundles ; Ovary superior, globular, 

 5-celled, style single, stigma 5-lobed ; Fruit a small nut (carcerulus), \ in. 

 diam., globose or ellipsoid, yellow, pubescent, thin-shelled, brittle, faintly 

 ribbed, indehiscent, 1-2 seeds ; seeds produced after about thirty-five years. 



Leaves alternate, cordate, unequally sided, petiolate, finely serrated, 

 acuminate, glaucous beneath, pubescent in axils of nerves, stipulate, 2-2 J 

 ins. long, 2 ins. across ; upper leaves have tendency to lobing. Autumn 

 tints yellow, yellowish-brown. 



A deciduous tree, G0-1 20 ft. ; Branches strong, somewhat erect ; Shoots 



drooping; Twigs smooth, yellowish-brown, pliant; Bark ash-grey, tough, 



smooth; inner bark = " bast"; Roots extending a considerable distance; Wood 



soft, light, smooth-grained, yellowish-white ; well withstands atmospheric 



changes. 



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