Copy 2, Volume 3

The English flora / By Sir James Edward Smith.

  • Smith, James Edward, 1759-1828.
Date:
1824-1836
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The English flora / By Sir James Edward Smith. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    T. parvifolia, Ehrh, Beitr. v. 5.159. Arb. 36. Pl. Of. 125. Engl. Bot. v. 24, t. 1705. Comp. 83. ed. 4. 94. Rees’s Cycl. n. 3. Ait. H. Kew. ed. 2. v. 3. 299. “ Schkuhr Handb. v. 2.72. t. 141.” T. ulmifolia. Scop. Carn. v. 1. 374. T. microphylla. Venten. in Sims & Kon. Ann. v. 1. 209. “ Diss. a 1.f. 1. DeCand. Prodr. v.1, 513. Sav. Etruse. v. 1. T. cordata. Mill. Dict. ed. 8. n. 1. T. europea 8. Fl. Br. 571. T. europea. Fl. Dan. t. 553. T. folio minore. Raii Syn. ed. 2. 316. ed. 3. 473. Bauh. Hist. v. 1. Du towlas -f. T. sylvestris. Trag. Hist. 1111. . T. femina. Fuchs. Hist. 862. f. Ic. 498. f. Dalech. Hist. 89. f. Matth. Valgr. v. 1. 157. f. | T.nv1030, 6. Hall; Hist. v2.1: | In woods. Frequent in Essex and Sussex, as wellas in Lincolnshire and else- where. Ray. In Stoken-church woods plentifully. Mr. Bi- cheno. Perhaps the only true native Lime-tree in Britain. Mr. i. Forster. Tree. dugust, a month later than T. europea. Distinguished, at first sight, from both the foregoing species by its much smaller leaves, only 2 inches broad, sometimes scarcely longer than their slender footstalks, roundish heart-shaped, point- ed, sharply serrated, unequal at the base, often lobed towards the point ; dark green and quite smooth above ; glaucous be- neath, with brown hairy tufts at the origin of each of their prin- cipal veins, as well as broad hairy blotches scattered over the surface ; but these last are not invariably present. FU. smaller than in either of the former, very fragrant like a Honeysuckle, placed many together, in double or aggregate umbels or co- rymbs. Bracteas seldom 2 inches long. Germen depressed, densely woolly. Stigma deeply five-lobed. Capsules sparingly perfected, turbinate, slightly angular, thin and brittle, almost smooth, rarely containing more than one seed. These three naturalized, if not all originally indigenous, species of Tilia being now, it is hoped, clearly distinguished, it may be worth the while of those who make use of their wood, to observe whether there be any difference between them as to its proper- ties. According to the analogy of our Elms, T. parvifoliashould have the hardest wood, of the closest grain. ~This species being planted along with the first and second, in avenues or parks, will ensure a longer succession of flowers than any of them alone. The American kinds, with their white-backed leaves, make also an agreeable variety, and their flowers are very sweet- scented.