Linden Tree

Linden tree
From earliest times, lime was a well-known tree for its therapeutic virtues. The Teutonic civilizations considered it a sacred tree, while the Celts saw in it a symbol of altruism.

Many surviving linden trees may sometimes retain names Thie-Linde, Thing-Linde or Tilly-Linde, but often simply Dorflinde "village linden". The oldest of them is in Schenklengsfeld, Hesse, planted in the 9th century, in the time of Louis the Younger.

In the USA it is known as a linden tree. It is the tallest broad-leaved tree in Britain. In the past it was found growing throughout the old growth forests of Europe.

tiliaceus are similar in shape to those of the linden tree, whose Latin name is Tilia. A group of 22 closely related species in the genus Hibiscus, including H. tiliaceus, has been recently reclassified by Malvaceae taxonomist Paul A.

It is probably derived from an Proto-Indo-European root LENT flexible, referring to the soft wood of linden trees often used for wood-carving. Cf.

heated only from the open archway to the living room. The pot, placed on a table, was shaded by a row of geraniums lined on the windowsill, while the leaves received sunlight all day, filtered through the leafless branches of a huge linden tree.

Why would parsley imply "useful knowledge" or linden trees inform about "conjugal love"? And what is it about lacecap hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla, Zone 4) that finds affinity with "heartless boaster"?

See also: Linden, May, Pea, Love, Green