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ORD. XVII. TILIACEÆ Juss.
Sepals 45, deciduous, with valvular æstivation. Petals 45, often with a depression at the base, sometimes wanting. Stamens distinct or polyadelphous at the base, generally indefinite. Anthers 2-celled, opening longitudinally, introrse. Glands 45, adnate with the petals to the stalk of the ovary. Ovary 110 celled. Style 1. Capsule with one or many seeds in each cell. Albumen fleshy, including an erect embryo. Trees or shrubs, with stipuled alternate leaves, and a mucilaginous wholesome juice, the inner bark exceedingly tenacious. Russian- or bast-matting is the bark of the Lime.
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