1387: LINDENBLOOMS. 
Natural Order, Linvenblaams ; Tiliacew (V.K., p. 371.) _ 
Prevailing Quality. Mucilaginous, subastringent. 
Corcuorus. Linneus. 
Sepals 5, deciduous. Petals 5. Stamens 00. Capsule with 2-5 septi- 
ferous valves. Seeds in 2 rows. 
1. C. olitorius Linneeus. ; 
ves ovate-oblong, serrated ; the lower serratures usually extended into a 
bristle ; capsule oblong, taper, smooth. 
Habitat, Tropical countries, 
, Quality. Mucilaginous, insipid, nutritious. 
/ } Uses, pot-herb, 
Tina. Linneus. 
Flowers growing from a thin membranous bract. Sepals 5, deciduous. 
1. T. europea Linnzeus.—(Lime or Linpen Tree.) Fig. 199. — 
4eaves roundish-cordate, oblique, hairy beneath, especially at the axils o 
_the leaves, 
: Woods of Northern Europe. 
Inner bark makes Russian mats ; infusion of flowers in vertigo and am, oe 
Against cough, 
Fig. 199.—Tilia europea in flower. 
Fibrous tunic very tough ; flowers sudorific, emollient ; bones 08 ai eae 
