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ribs are very faintly marked, though perhaps rather more so than 

 in T. intermedia. 



I have only seen dried speeimens of the fruit, and in these 

 could not perceive the onesided apjiearanee described by Professor 

 Babington, nor the ultimate loss of pubescence mentioned in the 

 "British Flora ;" but the distortion consequent upon drying, and the 

 possibility of the fruit not being mature, is sufficient to account for 

 these discrepancies in appearance, though it may be that the plant 

 is varial)le in these respects. Mr. Bentham unites the three species 

 given above under the name of T. europaja. 



Small-leaved Lime. 



French, TiUeul d, Pelltes Feuilles. German, RusterUiitlrige Linde. 



This species being planted along with the others in avenues or parks will ensure a 

 longer succession of flowers than either of them aloue. 



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