This section is from the book "British Wild Flowers In The Four Seasons", by Thomas Moore. Also available from Amazon: British Wild Flowers.
T. europsea: tree; leaves stalked, broadly heart-shaped or nearly orbicular, often oblique, pointed, serrate on the edge, glabrous above, downy underneath, especially in the angles of the principal veins; peduncles hanging amongst the leaves, bordered or winged half-way up by the long, narrow, leaflike bract; flowers sweet-scented, of a pale whitish-green. - Linden. - Woods, much planted. Fl. July.
 
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