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THESPESIA, Corr. 



populnea, Corr. ; Tulip-tree of India ; tr. ; Asia, Pacific Isles, and 



Australia, A.B. 



Besides yielding a good fibre from the bark, a yellow dye is obtained from the capsules. Wood 

 durable, 48 to 53 lbs. per cubic foot. 



GOSSYPIUM, Linn. 



barbadense, Linn. ; Sea Island Cotton ; sh. ; West Indies. A.B. 

 A very long stapled cotton. 

 hirsutum, Linn. ; Upland ' or Short-staple Cotton ; sli. ; Tropical 

 America. A.B. 

 A cotton of easy culture, 

 religiosum, Linn. • Kidney, Peruvian, or Brazilian Cotton ; sh. ; Tropical 

 America. A.B. 



The tallest of cotton shrubs ; the staple long. In 1882, Great Britain imported 15,794,506 cwt. 

 of raw cotton. In the same year Queensland exported 218,029 lbs. 



Tribe Bombaceje. 



PACHIRA, Aubl. (Carolinea, Linn, f.) 



alba, Wcdp. ; tr. ; Brazil. A.B. 



According to Mr. Purdie, this is one of the most useful trees of Xew Grenada, the inner bark 

 furnishing the entire country with cordage which is strong and durable. 



BOMBAX, Linn. 



malabaricum, DC. ; Cotton-tree ; tr. ; East India and Queensland. A.B. 



The wood is not durable except under water, when it is said to last tolerably well. It gives 

 a brown gum, used by the natives in India in medicine. Weight of cubic foot of wood, 23 to 32 lbs. 

 The cotton which surrounds the seeds is employed to stuff pillows and to make quilts ; called by 

 the upholsterers, "copock." 



Order STERCULIACEJE. 



(Bottle-tree Family.) 

 Properties similar to Malvaceae. 



Tribe Sterculie^e. 



STEECULIA, Linn, (including Firmiana and Brachychiton.) 

 discolor, F v. M. ; tr. ; Queensland. A. 

 colorata, Roxb. ; tr. ; East India. B. 



Bark used for rope-making, &c. Wood soft, grey ; weight 24 lbs. per cubic foot. 

 platanifolia, Linn. ; tr. ; China. A.B. 

 quadrifida, R. Br. ; tr. ; Queensland. A.B. 



Seeds eaten by the natives. 



rupestris, Benth. ; JNarrow-leaved Bottle-tree ; tr. ; Queensland. A.B. 



tricho siphon, Benth. ; Broad-leaved Bottle-tree ; tr. ; Queensland. A B . 

 The roots of young plants eatable. 



fcetida, Linn. ; tr. ; East India. A. 



The seeds of this species are eaten in India. 



lurida, F. v. M. ; tr. ; Queensland. A. 



TAEEIETIA, Blume. 



actinophylla, Bail. ; tr. ; Eastern Australia. B. 

 Argyrodendron, Benth. ; tr. ; Eastern Australia. B. 

 trifoliolata, F. v. M. ; tr. ; Eastern Australia. B. 



