TILIACEjE. 



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2. L. Thuringia'ca. 



Leaves somewhat downy ; lower, angled, upper, 3-lobed, the middle lobe 

 longest. From Germany. Hight 4 feet. Flowers light blue. Sept. Per. 



Gay Mallow. 



7. GOSSY'PIUM. 

 Calyx surrounded by an involucel of 3 cordate leaves; cap- 

 sule 3 — 5-celled ; seeds involved in wool. 



A word said to be of Arabic origin, from goz, a silky substance. 



1, G. HERBACEUM. 



Leaves 5-lobed, mucronate, one gland beneath; involucre serrate; stem 

 smooth. This is the species commonly cultivated in the Southern States. 

 It is an herbaceous plant, about 5 feet high. The flowers, like those of all 

 the other species, are yellow. Leaves cut half-way down into 3 large, and 2 

 small, lateral, rounded, pointed lobes. Gland on the mid-rib at its back, halt 

 an inch from the base. Jl. Ann. Common CoUoii. 



2. G. Barbade'nse. > 



Upper leaves 3-lobed, lower, S-lobed with 3 glands beneath ; stem smoothish. 

 Native, and cultivated in the W. Indies. A larger plant than the foregoing. 

 Sown in Sept. and Oct. An acre yields an average product of 270 pounds 

 of this cotton. Bien. Barhadoes Cotton. 



ORDER XXXIX. TILIACE/E. The Linden Tribe. 



Cal. — Se.pals 4 — .5, deciduous, valvate in aistivation. 



C'„r.— Petals 4—5, hypog-ynous ; glands 4 — 5, a1 tiu-ir base. 



fita, — Indefinite, distinct, hypogr^^nous, Antlifrs \ersatite. 



Oca.— Carpels 2— ]0, united. Style 1, compound. Stigma as many as carp«ls. 



jTr. Capsular, 2— 5-cellcd, with numerous seeds. Cotyledons leafy. 



A family of trees, willi a few shrubs, native in all regions, but especially within tlie 



Properties. These plants abound in a wholesome, mucilaginous juice. The inner bark 

 is remarkable for touglmess, and is useful for various purposes, as fishing lines, nets, rice- 

 Jjags, &c. 



TI'LIA. 

 Calyx of 5 united sepals, deciduous; petals 5; capsules 

 superior, globose, 5-celled, 5-seeded, opening at the base. 



Lat. tllia, the Lfnden-lree, Lime-tree, Bitss-wood. Cal. inferior, colored. 

 Cor. of 5 oblong, obtuse petals, crenate at the summit, as large as the caly.x. 

 Fil. numerous, large as the cor. Anth. 2-lobed. Ova. superior. Seeds soli- 

 tary, roundish. 



T. America'na. 



Leaves cordate, abruptly acuminate, finely serrate, coriaceous, smooth ; 

 petals truncate at the top ; fruit ovate. This is a common forest tree in the 

 Nortliern and Middle Slates. It frequently grows to the hight of 80 feet, 

 with a straight and even trunk, more than half this length, and 2 or 3 feet 

 diameter. The leaves are large, nearly round, heart-shaped at the base. The 



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