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TILIACE.E. 



toughness of the fibres of the inner bark. In a species 

 of Aristotelia this is so strong, as to be converted into 

 strings for musical instruments. One genus (Corchorus) 

 supplies the Indians with fishing-lines and nets ; and 

 the Lime or Linden-tree furnishes the material of which, 

 in Russia, bast mats are made. Some genera produce 

 edible berries, and the bony seeds of others are not un- 

 commonly set in gold, and form handsome necklaces. 

 In several instances the timber is employed for the most 

 useful purposes. The name of the order is derived from 

 Tilia, the Linden-tree, the only British genus. 



1. TILIA (Lime). Sepals 5, soon falling off; petals 5, 

 with or without a scale at the base outside ; ovary 

 5-celled ; style 1; capsule 1 -celled not opening by valves, 

 2-seeded. (Name of uncertain origin.) 



1. TILIA (The Lime or Linden-tree). 



1. T. parvifolia (Small-leaved Lime-tree). Leaves 

 obliquely heart-shaped, smooth on both sides, with the 



TLIA EUROPJEA (Common Lime-tree). 



