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for the manufacture of gunpowder. The flowers of the broad- leaved lime tree emit a 

 pleasant fragrance. They're a headache medicine and often sire prescribed for neurological 

 disorders. The inner bark, soaked in water and retted, is used to make ropes for wells that 



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During the last century Missa, a doctor at the Faculty of Medicine in Paris, ground 

 the fruit of the broad-leaved lime tree together with a few of its flowers and obtained a 

 buttery paste that he said was similar to chocolate. But, according to the findings of 

 Margraff [Translator's note: possibly Georg Marggraff. 1610-1644, German naturalist], it 

 appeared that this chocolate never could harden like that of cacao, and it was very 

 different in consistency, flavor, and aroma. 



CULTIVATION. The tree usually is propagated by layering, and it takes root very 

 easily after transplantation. It's also propagated from seeds. It thrives quite well in all 

 kinds of soil, but it prefers ground with a lot of depth. 



KEY TO PLATE. 



1. Broad-leaved lime tree. 2. Complete flower. 3. Pistil with several stamens. 

 4. Intact fruit. 5. Same, transverse section. 



