. British trees. Trees. 708 THE LIME. white pistil. The fruits which replace the flowers are fully grown by the middle of August. They are pale-green velvety balls about a quarter of an inch in diameter. THE LIME. (Tilia Vulgaris.) The Lime reaches a height of seventy to ninety feet. It is one of the longest-lived trees, and does not flower till after its thirtieth year. The timber, which is light in weight and of a fine grain, is used for musical instruments, and bast (the word preserves the Old English name for the lime-tree) is obtained from the inner Please note that these images ar
. British trees. Trees. 708 THE LIME. white pistil. The fruits which replace the flowers are fully grown by the middle of August. They are pale-green velvety balls about a quarter of an inch in diameter. THE LIME. (Tilia Vulgaris.) The Lime reaches a height of seventy to ninety feet. It is one of the longest-lived trees, and does not flower till after its thirtieth year. The timber, which is light in weight and of a fine grain, is used for musical instruments, and bast (the word preserves the Old English name for the lime-tree) is obtained from the inner Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cole, Rex Vicat, b. 1870; Kempe, Dorothy. London : Hutchinson
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