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Order TILIACEJE. 



(Linden-tree Family.) 

 A most useful order, furnishing excellent timber, barks, useful fruits, &c. 



Series A.— HOLOPETAL.E. 



Teibe^bewie^:. 

 GEEWIA, Linn. 



asiatica, Linn. ; sh. ; East India. A. 



Cultivated throughout India for the sake of its fruit. Bark used for rope-making. 



Teibe Tilted. 

 TILIA, Linn. 



europaea, Linn. ; Lime or Linden tree ; tr. ; Europe. A.B. 



Every part of this tree is of economic value, and it is said that the honey made from its 

 flowers is the finest in the world. Weight of wood when seasoned, 47 lbs. per cubic foot. 



Seeies B.— HETEEOPETAL^E. 



Teibe El.3Soca.bpe.2E. 

 ELiEOCAEPUS, Linn. 



cyaneus, Ait. ; tr. ; Australia. A.B. 



grandis, F. v. M. ; Brisbane Quandong ; tr. ; Queensland. A.B. 



oblongus, Gcertn. ; tr. ; Southern India. A. 



serratus, Linn. ; tr. ; Bengal. A. 



Series DISCIFLOB^. 

 Alliance GffiBANIALES. 



Order LINE^E. 



' ' (Flax Family.) 



The products of this order are fibre, oil, and the coca-leaves. 



Teibe Euline^:. 

 LINUM, Linn. 



grandiflorum, Desf. ; an. ; Algiers. A.B. 

 var. roseiun. 



rubrum. A.B. 

 Lewisii ; an. ; America. A. 



usitatissimum, Linn. ; Flax ; an. ; Europe. A.B. 

 This plant produces the well-known fibre for linen, and linseed oil. The seed is said to yield 

 by pressure 22 per cent, of oil. In 1880 the quantity of flax imported into Great Britain from all 

 countries amounted to 1,896,249 cwt. 



REINWAEDTIA, Dumort. 



trigyna, Dum. (Linum trigynum, DC.) ; Yellow Flax ; sh. ; East India 

 and China. A.B. 



Teibe EEYTHEOXTLEiE. 

 EEYTHEOXYLON, Linn. 



coca, Lam. ; sh. ; Andes and Peru. B. 

 The leaves of this shrub are universally chewed by the Indians. It is said that after partaking 

 of their morning meal they stuff a loose handful of leaves into their mouths with a little calcined 

 lime, adding a few fresh leaves during the day. The effect is said to be stimulating, enabling 

 them to do hard work on little food. The coca-bush is extensively cultivated by the Indian ; the 

 annual produce is estimated at about 30,000,000 lbs. These leaves are also infused and used as tea. 

 Recently the active principle has been brought into use in Europe as an anaesthetic in superficial 

 surgical operations. 



