Acid lime is the common name of citrus aurantifolia. The lime is found in most tropical areas including India, Mexico, and the warmer parts of Florida.

Acid Lime

Acid lime is the common name of citrus aurantifolia. The lime is found in most tropical areas including…

A modern Bryozoan, a group of cells or zooecia seen from above, and a single cell seen from the side.

Bryozoan

A modern Bryozoan, a group of cells or zooecia seen from above, and a single cell seen from the side.

A modern Bryozoan, a single zooid expanded.

Bryozoan

A modern Bryozoan, a single zooid expanded.

A modern Bryozoan, a cluster of branches.

Bryozoan

A modern Bryozoan, a cluster of branches.

A modern Bryozoan, a single branch bearing ovicells and zooid cells.

Bryozoan

A modern Bryozoan, a single branch bearing ovicells and zooid cells.

Chara vulgaris, a modern lime-secreting alga, growing in fresh water. An important marl and limestone former.

Chara Vulgaris

Chara vulgaris, a modern lime-secreting alga, growing in fresh water. An important marl and limestone…

Chara vulgaris, a recent calcareous alga (fresh water); sport-vessel with corona. This is frequently found in great numbers in fresh-water limestones, showing their mode of origin.

Chara Vulgaris

Chara vulgaris, a recent calcareous alga (fresh water); sport-vessel with corona. This is frequently…

"A tree cultivated in the south of Europe, and other warm, temperate, or sub-tropical countries for its fruit; a native of the forests of the north of India. By many botanists, it is regarded as a more variety (or perhaps the original type) of the species which produces also the lemon, sweet lemon, lime, and sweet lime; by others, these, or some of them, are regarded as distinct species." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Citron

"A tree cultivated in the south of Europe, and other warm, temperate, or sub-tropical countries for…

Corallina, a modern lime-secreting alga (entire plant).

Corallina

Corallina, a modern lime-secreting alga (entire plant).

Corallina, a modern lime-secreting alga (a small branch enlarged).

Corallina

Corallina, a modern lime-secreting alga (a small branch enlarged).

Halimeda tuna, a lime-secreting green alga from the modern sea; attached to rocks.

Halimeda Tuna

Halimeda tuna, a lime-secreting green alga from the modern sea; attached to rocks.

Illustrated is an oval limequat. The limequat is a hybrid between the lime and the kumquat. The skin is thin and has an agreeable aroma and flavor. The pulp is very juicy.

Limequat

Illustrated is an oval limequat. The limequat is a hybrid between the lime and the kumquat. The skin…

"A small cylinder of lime is heated to intense luminosity in the flame of a spirit lamp through which a jet of oxygen plays." —The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1903

Oxy-calcium Lamp

"A small cylinder of lime is heated to intense luminosity in the flame of a spirit lamp through which…

"Section of Lime Purifier." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Purifier

"Section of Lime Purifier." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

"Carbonic acid water, generally spoken of as Sodawater, though it seldom contains any soda. It is prepared on athe large scale by placing whiting, chalk, or carbonate of lime in a lead vessel with water and sulphuric acid, when the sulphuric acid combines with the lime to form stucco or sulphate of lime, and carbonic acid is evolved as gas." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Soda Water

"Carbonic acid water, generally spoken of as Sodawater, though it seldom contains any soda. It is prepared…

"Carbonic acid water, generally spoken of as Sodawater, though it seldom contains any soda. It is prepared on athe large scale by placing whiting, chalk, or carbonate of lime in a lead vessel with water and sulphuric acid, when the sulphuric acid combines with the lime to form stucco or sulphate of lime, and carbonic acid is evolved as gas." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Soda Water

"Carbonic acid water, generally spoken of as Sodawater, though it seldom contains any soda. It is prepared…

"The Lime-tree sphinx, <em>Sphinx tiliae</em>, has the wings denticulated and angular; it is nocturnal, and flies heavily." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Lime-tree sphinx

"The Lime-tree sphinx, Sphinx tiliae, has the wings denticulated and angular; it is nocturnal,…