TILIACEjE 



Synonymous with T. parvifolia; native of Britain; the latest to flower; 

 long-lived, probably 500 years. 



Insects injurious to Limes : — Foliage — Silvery Weevil (Phyllobius argen- 

 tatus), Red Spider (Acarus telarius), Mottled Umber Moth (Hybernia 

 dcfoUaria), March Moth (Anisopteryoc cescularia) ; Wood — Goat Moth 

 (Cos-sits ligniperda, Trypanus cossus). 



Leaves often blackened by Lime-tree Sooty Mould (Fumago vagans) ; 

 commonly preceded by honey-dew, upon which it thrives ; also occurs on 

 Oak, Elm, Birch, and Willow. 



BROAD-LEAVED LIME, Tilia P latyphyUo s . 



Woods, parks, gardens, avenues. June. 



Floxcers yellowish-white, resembling T. cordata; Inflorescence a cyme, 

 peduncle 3-fid ; Petals without a scale ; Fruit globose or obovoid, woody, 

 3-5 prominent ribs. 



Leaves large, 4 ins. across, always downy beneath, and sometimes both 

 sides, axils pubescent. 



A deciduous tree, 80-90 ft. ; Twigs hairy ; Bark rough ; Wood white, 

 smooth, light ; used for carving, turnery, and musical instruments. 



Synonymous with T. grandifolia ; the earliest to flower ; indigenous in 

 the west of England. 



COMMON LIME, Tilia vulgaris. 



Woods, parks, gardens, avenues. June, July. 



Floivers yellowish-white, like T. parvifolia; Inflorescence a cyme; Petals 

 without a scale; Fruit a nut, coriaceous, pubescent, not ribbed. 



Leaves alternate, cordate, glabrous above, pubescent in axils of veins 



beneath, intermediate in size. Autumn tints yellow and brown. 



A deciduous tree, 80-100 ft. Terminal branches and spray upright, 



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