LIME  ,1 or See also:

• LINDEN

LINDEN . The lime trees, See also:

• SPECIES

species of Tilia, are See also:

• FAMILIAR (through the Fr. familier, from Lat. familiaris, of or belonging to the familia, family)

familiar See also:

• TIMBER

timber trees with sweet-scented, honeyed See also:

• FLOWERS, ARTIFICIAL

flowers, which are See also:

• BORNE, KARL LUDWIG (1786–1837)

borne on a See also:

• COMMON

common peduncle proceeding from the See also:

• MIDDLE

middle of a See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long bract . The genus, which gives the name to the natural See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order Tiliaceae, contains about ten species of trees, natives of the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north temperate See also:

• ZONE (Gr. 'WV77, a girdle, from 'wvvLvay to gird)

zone . The See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general name Tilia europaea, the name given by See also:

• LINNAEUS

Linnaeus to the See also:

• EUROPEAN

European lime, includes several well-marked sub-species, often regarded as distinct species . These are: (1) the small-leaved lime, T. parvifolia (or T. cordata), probably See also:

• WILD, JONATHAN (c. 1682-1725)

wild in See also:

• WOODS, LEONARD (1774-1854)
• WOODS, SIR ALBERT (1816-1904)

woods in See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England and also wild throughout See also:

• EUROPE

Europe, except in the extreme See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south-See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east, and See also:

• RUSSIAN

Russian See also:

• ASIA

Asia . (2) T. intermedia, the common lime, which is widely planted in See also:

• BRITAIN (Gr. Hperavuml vi7vot, Bperravia; Lat. Britannia, rarely Britannia)

Britain but not wild there, has a less northerly See also:

• DISTRIBUTION (Lat. distribuere, to deal out)

distribution than T. See also:

• CORD (derived through the Fr. corde, from the Lat. chorda, Gr. xop(5rt, the string of a musical instrument)

cord eta, from which it differs in its somewhat larger leaves and downy See also:

• FRUIT (through the French from the Lat. fructus; frui, to enjoy)

fruit . (3) The large-leaved lime, T. platyphyllos (or T. grandifolia), occurs only as an introduction in Britain, and is wild in Europe south of See also:

• DENMARK
• DENMARK (Danmark)

Denmark . It differs from the other two limes in its larger leaves, often 4 in. across, which are downy beneath, its downy twigs and its prominently ribbed fruit . The lime sometimes acquires a See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• SIZE

size; one is recorded in See also:

• NORFOLK
• NORFOLK, EARLS AND DUKES OF

Norfolk as being 16 yds. in circumference, and See also:

• RAY (Lat. raia)
• RAY (or WRAY, as he wrote his name till 1670), JOHN (1628-1705)

Ray mentions one of the same girth . The famous linden See also:

• TREE (0. Eng. treo, treow, cf. Dan. tree, Swed. Odd, tree, trd, timber; allied forms are found in Russ. drevo, Gr. opus, oak, and 36pv, spear, Welsh derw, Irish darog, oak, and Skr. dare, wood)
• TREE, SIR HERBERT BEERBOHM (1853- )

tree which gave the See also:

• TOWN

town of Neuenstadt in See also:

• WURTTEMBERG

Wurttemberg the name of " Neuenstadt an der grossen Linden " was 9 ft. in See also:

• DIAMETER (from the Cr. &a, through, µErpov, measure)

diameter . The lime is a very favourite tree . It is an See also:

• OBJECT

object of beauty in t This is an altered See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of O .

Eng. and M . Eng. See also:

• LIND, JENNY

lind ; cf . Ger . Linde, cognate with Gr. tXL.rsi, the See also:

• SILVER

silver See also:

• FIR

fir . " Linden " in See also:

• ENGLISH

English means properly " made of lime—or lind—See also:

• WOOD, ANTHONY A2 (1632-1695)
• WOOD, JOHN GEORGE (1827—1889)
• WOOD, MRS HENRY [ELLEN] (1814—1887)
• WOOD, SEARLES VALENTINE (1798—188o)

wood," and the transference to the tree is due to the Ger . Lindenbaum . the See also:

• SPRING (from " to spring," " to leap or jump up," " burst out," O. Eng., springau, a common Teut. word, cf. Ger. springer, possibly allied to Gr. QnrFpxecOac, to move rapidly)

spring when the delicately transparent See also:

• GREEN, A
• GREEN, ALEXANDER HENRY (1832—1896)
• GREEN, DUFF (1791—1875)
• GREEN, JOHN RICHARD (1837—1883)
• GREEN, MATTHEW (1696-1737)
• GREEN, THOMAS HILL (1836-1882)
• GREEN, VALENTINE (1739–1813)
• GREEN, WILLIAM HENRY (.1825–1900)

green leaves are bursting from the See also:

• PROTECTION

protection of the See also:

• PINK

pink and See also:

• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

white stipules, which have formed the bud-scales, and retains its fresh green during See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early summer . Later, the fragrance of its flowers, See also:

• RICH, BARNABE (c. 1540-1617)
• RICH, CLAUDIUS JAMES (1787-1821)
• RICH, JOHN (1692-1761)
• RICH, PENELOPE, LADY (c. 1562–1607)
• RICH, RICHARD, 1ST BARON RICH (1490?-1567)

rich in See also:

• HONEY (Chin. me ; Sansk. madhu, mead, honey; cf. A.S. medo, medu, mead; Gr. p Xt, in which 0 or b is changed into X; Lat. mel ; Fr. miel ; A.S. hung ; Ger. Honig)

honey, attracts innumerable bees; in the autumn. the foliage becomes a clear yellow but soon falls . Among the many famous avenues of limes may be mentioned that which gave the name to one of the best-known ways in See also:

• BERLIN
• BERLIN, CONGRESS AND TREATY OF
• BERLIN, ISAIAH (1725–1799)

Berlin, " Unter den Linden," and the See also:

• AVENUE (the past participle feminine of Fr. avenir, to come to)

avenue at Trinity See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College, See also:

• CAMBRIDGE
• CAMBRIDGE, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• CAMBRIDGE, RICHARD OWEN (1717-1802)

Cambridge . The economic value of the tree chiefly lies in the inner bark or See also:

• LIBER

liber (See also:

• LAT

Lat. for bark), called bast, and the wood . The former was used for See also:

• PAPER
• PAPER (Fr. papier, from Lat. papyrus)

paper and mats and for tying garlands by the ancients (Od. i . 38; See also:

• PLINY, THE ELDER
• PLINY, THE YOUNGER

Pliny xvi .

14 . 25, See also:

• XXIV

xxiv . 8 . 33) . Bast mats are now made chiefly in See also:

• RUSSIA
• RUSSIA (Rossiya)

Russia, the bark being cut in long strips, when the liber is easily separable from the corky superficial layer . It is then plaited into mats about 2 yds. square; 14,000,000 come to Britain annually, chiefly from See also:

• ARCHANGEL (ARCHANGELSK)
• ARCHANGEL (ARCHANGELSx)

Archangel . The wood is used by carvers, being soft and See also:

• LIGHT

light, and by architects in framing the See also:

• MODELS

models of buildings . Turners use it for light See also:

• BOWLS

bowls, &c . T. americana (See also:

• BASS
• BASS (the same word as " base," and so pronounced, but influenced in spelling by the Ital. basso)

bass-wood) is one of the most common trees in the forests of See also:

• CANADA

Canada and extends into the eastern and See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern See also:

• UNITED

United States . It is sawn into See also:

• LUMBER

lumber and under the name of white-wood used in the manufacture of wooden See also:

• WARE

ware, cheap See also:

• FURNITURE (from " furnish," Fr. fournir)

furniture, &c., and also for paper pulp (C . S . See also:

• SARGENT, JOHN SINGER (1856– )

Sargent, See also:

• SILVA, ANTONIO JOSE DA (1705–1739)

Silva of North See also:

• AMERICA

America) .

It was cultivated by See also:

• PHILIP
• PHILIP (Gr.'FiXtrsro , fond of horses, from dn)^eiv, to love, and limos, horse; Lat. Philip pus, whence e.g. M. H. Ger. Philippes, Dutch Filips, and, with dropping of the final s, It. Filippo, Fr. Philippe, Ger. Philipp, Sp. Felipe)
• PHILIP, JOHN (1775-1851)
• PHILIP, KING (c. 1639-1676)
• PHILIP, LANOGRAVE OF HESSE (1504-1567)

Philip See also:

• MILLER, HUGH (1802–1856)
• MILLER, JOAQUIN (CINCINNATUS HEINE) (1841- )
• MILLER, JOE (JosEPH or JosIAS( (1684-1738)
• MILLER, SAMUEL FREEMAN (1816-1890)
• MILLER, WILLIAM (1782-1849)
• MILLER, WILLIAM (1795-1861)
• MILLER, WILLIAM (1796–1882)
• MILLER, WILLIAM HALLOWES (18o1–188o)

Miller at See also:

• CHELSEA

Chelsea in 1752 . The common lime was well known to the ancients . See also:

• THEOPHRASTUS

Theophrastus says the leaves are sweet and used for See also:

• FODDER

fodder for most kinds of See also:

• CATTLE (Norman Fr. catel, from Late Lat. capitale, wealth or property, a word applied in the feudal system to movable property and particularly to live stock, and surviving in its wider meaning as " chattel " or " chattle ")

cattle . Pliny alludes to the use of the liber and wood, and describes the tree as growing in the See also:

• MOUNTAIN (0. Fr. montaigne; popular Lat. montanea, an adjectival form from the classical mons, montis, whence Eng. " mount," a form usually used along with the name of an individual mountain, e.g. Mt Everest)
• MOUNTAIN, THE (La Montagne)

mountain-valleys of See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy (xvi . 3o) . See also Virg . Geo. i . 173, &c.; Ov . Met. viii . 621, x . 92 . Allusion to the lightness of the wood is made in.Aristoph .

Birds, 1378 . For the sweet lime (Citrus Limetta or Citrus acida) and lime-juice, see See also:

• LEMON
• LEMON, MARK (1809-1870)

LEMON .