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TILIACE^E. 



A large deciduous tree, with alternate obliquely cordate 

 leaves, and peduncles adnate to leafy bracts. 



OBSERVE the obliquity of the base of the leaf-blade, 

 characteristic of the Lime. The same kind of obliquity, 

 though usually much more decided, obtains in nearly all 

 the species of a small, herbaceous, exotic Natural Order, 

 in no way allied to the Limes the Begoniaceae many 

 species of which are favourites in plant-houses from the 

 beauty of their variegated leaves. Observe also, the 

 bract of the Lime, adnate to the peduncle. In the axil 

 of a scale at the base of the peduncle may be seen a 

 small resting-bud, which grows out into a leafy branch in 

 the following season. 



Bast or Russia-matting is the liber of the Lime, torn 

 into strips and coarsely plaited. It is principally im- 

 ported from Russia. Jute is a valuable Indian fibre 

 afforded by a species of Corchorus. It is obtained of 

 great length and possesses a satiny lustre. In India it is 

 used for making rice and sugar bags, called Gunny-bags. 



An allied Family (not British), Byttneriaceae, affords Cocoa, 

 which is prepared from the seeds of Theobroma Cacao, grown in 

 Trinidad, the northern provinces of South America, and Brazil. 

 The seeds are contained, closely packed, in a pericarp 4 in. to 6 

 in. long, and 2 in. or 3 in. in diameter. They are dried, roasted, 



