136 MALVACEAE. [CLASS 



In 1886 the import of raw Cotton into the United 

 Kingdom exceeded fifteen million hundred-weights ; of 



Flc. 96. Cotton (Gossypium larbadense). Reduced. 



which upwards of eleven millions were imported from 

 the United States, and over one million and three- 

 quarters from British India. 



14. Natural Order Tiliaceae. The Lime Family. 



DISTRIBUTION. Restricted to the Tropics of both 

 hemispheres, with comparatively few representatives in 

 the North temperate zone. One British genus, species I. 



Trees. Leaves alternate. Sepals valvate. Stamens indefinite. 

 Type Common Lime (Tilia europczd). 



