FOri'LAK KLOUA. 



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t. SHni'nnv or Ar.TH.K.v Hinrsfis. SliniH 5" to to" liigli, Hinootli ; leaves wedge-ovate, tootlied, 

 3-lohe<l ; flowers slioit-stiilkcii, white, jmiiJit'ied, &!■. (single or ilouble). Cultivat«'(l for oni.i- 

 iiieiit. //. Sni}ti('iiK. 



2. Ghkat HeI) H. Htrl) 8^ hiyh from a perennial root, sniootii ; leaves deeply cleft into 3 lance- 



linear lobes ; corolla red, 8' to n' broad. .S. and in gardens. //. corcliifiin. 



3. Hakheuh-i.kavkI) H. Herb 6' high from a perennial root, smooth ; lower leaves 3-lobed, uppei 



Iwilbord-shaped ; calyx bladdery after (lowering ; corolla flesli-cidoured, 3' long. //. inilitaris. 



4. MAKHtl II. Herbs" high from a perenni:il mot ; leaves soft-ilowny and wlutisli underneath, ovat", 



l">inteii, the lower 3 lobed ; base of tiie flower-stalks and leafstalks often grown together; 

 corolla 3' broad, white or rose-colour with a ciimson eye. .Salt mar.siies, i^c. If. Mogrln utus. 



5. Bl,Al)l)!;K-KKr.MlA H. (or Fli)iri'r-<if-(in-Hi>nr). Herb i ' to 2" higii from an annual root, 8(>mewh;it 



hairy ; lower leaves toothed, iipiier 3-parted, with narrow divisions ; corolla greenish-yellow 

 witli a daikbrown eye, opening only in midday sunshine : calyx bladdery after tiowtrin.', 

 enclosing the pod. (Jardens, &c. H. Tridiiiiin. 





18. LINDEN FAMILY. Order TILTACE.K 



Has tlie toiigli and fibrous inm-r I)ark iiiid tlie bland iiiucihige of tlie Mallow family. 

 Its ili.stinclions arc shown in the only genu.s we have, viz. : — 





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?!1X AniPili'nn Miidi'ii, Inflowpr. IV.M. M;i(jnlflc<l rroaa-soctinn of a flowprbiiil. 



;!'.'.'.. A tuft of btanifiia with the |)etal-liki! .sciile. S'.ti. I'Util. yj7. Fruit 

 cut in two. 



Linden or Easswood. TiUa. 



Sepals 5, thick, valvate (the margins edge to edge) in the bud, fallingoff after flowering. Petals 5, 

 cream-colour. Stamens very many, on the recei)tac1e, in 5 clusters : anthers 2-celled. Pistil i : 

 ovary 5-cellcd, with 2 ovules in each cell ; in fruit woody, small, closed, mostly i-seeded, 

 Lai ge, soft-wooded trees, with heart-shaped leaves, often oblique at the base. Flowers in a small 

 cluster on a slender and hanging peduncle from the axil of a leaf, and united part way with a 

 narrow leaf-like bract. (Also called Lime-trees.) 



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