LIME. Gi 



says he had seen one in Germany with a 

 table on it, around which ten men could sit. 

 Parkinson also notices one which he had 

 seen at Cobham in Kent, that formed three 

 arbours over each other, " which was a goodly 

 spectacle/' 



The leaves of this tree begin to open about 

 the middle of April, and are generally fully 

 expanded by the 20th of that month. The 

 flowers begin to open by the middle of May, 

 but are not in their full beauty before the 

 middle of July. They are in some degree 

 similar to those of hawthorn, but neither so 

 white nor quite so large, and the flower-stalk 

 is attached to a whitish tongue-shaped leaf. 

 Their fragrance is agreeable to most people, 

 and very attractive to the industrious swarm, 

 for 



" the bee 



Sits on the bloom, extracting liquid sweet 

 Deliciously." 



But it is observed that no animal will eat the 

 fruit or seed of the linden-tree ; Columella 

 recommends the leaves as a good fodder for 

 cattle. 



A coarse cloth was formerly made of the 

 inner thready bark, but it was more generally 

 used for cordage, because it has the property 



