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TILIACE>E. 



TILIA, L. Linden. 



T. Americana, L. Basswood. 



Common. Wood used in Sandusky for making 

 excelsior and small boxes. Crayon made in San- 

 dusky is used in nearly ever}' school-house in the 

 United States and to some extent in Europe. For 

 the crayon boxes, basswood logs four feet long, 

 steamed and stripped of bark, are revolved in 

 front of a knife that peels off long sheets of the re- 

 quired thickness. The cores of the logs, about six 

 inches thick, are sent to Muncie, Indiana, for mak- 

 ing paper pulp. 



MALVACEAE. 



ABUTILON, Gaertn. Indian Mallow. 



A. avicennae, Gaertn. Velvet-Leaf. 



Common. Cultivated in western China for its 

 fibre: here a garden weed. 



ALTH/EA. 



A. rosea, Cav. Hollyhock. 



Escaped into streets and vacant lots in a hundred 

 places, in Sandusky ; also in many other places in 

 Erie county and on the Islands and Peninsula. 



HIBISCUS, L. Rose-Mallow. 



H. moscheutos, L. Swamp Rose-Mallow. 



In marshes connected with Sandusky Bay and 

 the Harbors ; frequent. Port Clinton. North 

 Bass. A showy plant. 



