An Order which contains many useful plants, such as Tilia 

 parviflora and T. graiidfolia, the European " Limes," Sparmanuia 

 a,fri"ona, from the bark of which a fibre is obtained and which has 

 been cultivated for this purpose in Cape Colony, Corchorus oIitoriii.>! 

 and ^. capsular is, which yield the "Jute" of commerce. Other 

 species also contain a fibre in their bark. Some yield a mucilage 

 which has been used for various purposes, while otliers again have 

 been used medicinally ; but none of our species are known to liave any 

 commercial value. Number of species about 330. 



(Ex. Linden.) 

 Flowers, 4 parted. ' 



Flowers, 5 parted. 



1 Fruit fleshy, of 1-4 hard-shelled drupes. 



1 Capsule globose, covered with sharp bristles. 



1 Capsnle pod-like, 2-5 valved, many seeeed. 



Sparmannia. 



Grewia. 



Triumfetiw. 



Corchorus. 



1 Grewia, Linn. 

 angolensis, Welw. 

 qaffra, Meisn, 



List of Species. 



2 Sparmannia. 

 C. palmata, E.M. 

 A-E, 



B-F. 



