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WHITE LIME TREE. 
Tima alba. T. foliis majoribus , ovatis, argute serratis ; basi oblique aut aqua- 
liter truncatis ; subtus incams. 
1 have not met with the White Lime Tree east of the river Delaware, 
hut it is abundant in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and the Western 
States. It does not grow, like the preceding species, in elevated places, 
nor amidst other trees in the forests, and is rarely seen except on the 
banks of rivers ; I have particularly observed it on those of the Susque- 
hanna, the Ohio, and the streams which empty into them. 
The height of the White Lime Tree rarely exceeds 40 feet, and its diam- 
eter 12 or 18 inches. Its young branches are covered with a smooth, 
silver-gray bark, by which it is recognized in the winter. The leaves are 
very large, denticulated, obliquely heart-shaped and pointed, of a dark 
green on the upper surface and white beneath, with small reddish tufts on 
the angles of the principal nerves. This whitish tint is most striking on 
solitary trees exposed to the sun. 
The flowers come out in June, and, as well as the floral leaf, are larger 
than those of any other Lime Tree with which I am acquainted. The 
petals are larger and whiter, and are impregnated with an agreeable odor. 
The seeds are round, or rather oval, and downy. 
The wood of this tree is white and tender, and I believe it is never em- 
ployed in the arts. 
This and the following species have received no popular specific names, 
but are both called Lime Tree and Bass Wood ; that of White Lime, which 
I have given to the subject of the present article on account of the color 
of its foliage, is peculiarly appropriate. 
PLATE CXXXII. 
A branch with leaves and flowers of the natural size. Fig. 1 , Seeds. 
