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. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . T. heterophylla Vent. Mem. Acad. Par 16. pi. 5. A forest tree, 4S°-70° high,_with a trunk i4°-3*° in diameter. Leaves larger than in either of the ereceding species (often 6'-8' long), inequilateral, corsl&fe or trun- cate, glabrous and dark green above, white beneath with a fine downy pubescence, acute or acuminate; floral bracts 3-5' long, narrowed at the base; flowers
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . T. heterophylla Vent. Mem. Acad. Par 16. pi. 5. A forest tree, 4S°-70° high,_with a trunk i4°-3*° in diameter. Leaves larger than in either of the ereceding species (often 6'-8' long), inequilateral, corsl&fe or trun- cate, glabrous and dark green above, white beneath with a fine downy pubescence, acute or acuminate; floral bracts 3-5' long, narrowed at the base; flowers slightly larger and often fewer than those of T. americana; fruit globose, about 5" in diameter. In woods, New York and Pennsylvania, south along the Alleghanies and Blue Ridge to Florida and Alabama, west to central Illinois. Kentucky and Tennessee. White linn. Teil- or tile-tree. Cottonwood. Silver-leaf poplar. Wahoo. Wood weak, light brown ; weight per cubic foot 26 lbs. June-July. The European linden or lime-tree. Tilia europaea L., is planted as an ornamental tree in parks and on lawns. It may be distinguished from any of our species by the absence of scales at the base of the petals. Its name. Lin, was the origin of the family name of Linnaeus.
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