MALVACEZ. 
Wild or Common Mallow. Fl. May, Aug. Britain. PJ. 1 
to 4 feet. . 
41 M. Ropren (Presl. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 89.) stem dif- 
fuse, smooth and suffruticose at the base; leaves semi-orbicular, 
5-lobed, crenate, smooth; peduncles tern, axillary; sepals 
ciliated; capsules tomentose. 2%? H. Native of Saxony. 
Flowers purplish. 
Rodige’s Mallow. Pl. 1 to 2 feet? 
42 M. Hennr’nau (Goldb. in act. mose. 5. p. 133.) stem dif- 
fuse ; leaves somewhat kidney-shaped, very bluntly 7-lobed ; 
pedicels and petioles smoothish ; petals not exceeding the calyx ; 
carpels wrinkled. 2. H. Native about Moscow, frequent. 
Petals white, tipped with red. 
Henninge’s Mallow. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. Pl. 1 foot. 
43 M. rorunpiroxia (Lin. spec. 969.) stems prostrate ; leaves 
cordate, orbicular, very bluntly 5-7-lobed; fructiferous pedicels 
bent downwards, and are pubescent as well as footstalks ; corolla 
twice the size of the calyx. @©.H. Native of most parts of 
Europe in waste ground, and by way sides in towns or villages, 
frequent; common in Britain. Smith, engl. bot. t. 1092. Curt. 
lond. fase. 3. t. 43. Fl. dan. t. 721. Cav. diss. 2. t. 26. f. 3. 
Flowers pale lilac-coloured ; but that said to be a native in cul- 
tivated grounds from Pennsylvania to Carolina has white flowers. 
Var, B. pusilla (Smith, engl. bot. t. 241.) petals hardly larger 
than the calyx. M. parvifléra, Huds. angl. 307. but not of Lin. 
Flowers paler than in var. a. Native of England, near Hythe in 
Kent. M. borealis, Liljeb. 
Var. y, crenata (Kit. in litt.) petals hardly larger than the 
calyx ; leaves undivided, crenate-serrated. ©. H. Native of 
Hungary in ground impregnated with salt. Flowers lilac. Per- 
haps a proper species. 
Round-leaved Mallow. 
trate. 
44 M. nopdsa (Wahl. in isis. 1828. vol. 21. p. 971.) pilose; 
stem prostrate; leaves 5-7-lobed, acutish, toothed; peduncles 
solitary or twin; carpels knotted, and are as well as the column 
hairy. ©. H. Native of Turkey about Constantinople. Flowers 
like those of M. rotundif dlia, but the fruit is double the size, 
with very prominent knots in the middle. 
Knotted-carpelled Mallow. Fl. June, July. Pl. prostrate. 
45 M. arve’nsis (Presl. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 90.) stem 
prostrate; leaves cordately-orbicular, angularly-lobed ; pedun- 
cles axillary, aggregate ; corolla twice the length of the ciliated 
calyx ; capsules wrinkled, pubescent. ©.H. Native of Sicily. 
Corn-field Mallow. Pl. prostrate. 
46 M. Brasizie’nsis (Desrous. in dict. enc. 3. p. 744.) stems 
diffuse; leaves orbicular, cordate, 7-lobed, soft, villous; lobes 
acutish ; flowers aggregate, stalked; leaflets of involucel seta- 
ceous. @©.H. Native of Brazil near Rio Janeiro. Flowers 
purplish. . 
Brazilian Mallow. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1824. Pl. $ foot. 
47 M. Nicae’nsrs (All. ped. no. 1416.) stems prostrate ; 
leaves angular, 5-lobed, acute; pedicels 3-4, erect, 4 times 
shorter than the footstalks; calyxes pilose, shorter than the 
corolla. ©. H. Native by road sides about Nice and in 
Spain. Cav. diss. 2. t. 25. f.1. Flowers white, purplish at 
the top. l 
Var. B, montana (Forsk. descr. 124.) leaves soft, villous. 
©. H. Native of Egypt. 
Nice Mallow. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1810. Pl. prostrate. 
48 M. microca’rpa (Desf. cat. hort. par.) stem erect ; leaves 
cordate, roundish, somewhat 5-lobed, crenated, glabrous ; pedi- 
cels generally in pairs, shorter than the footstalks ; corolla ex- 
ceeding the calyx a little. ©. H. Native of Egypt. Pers. 
ench. 2. p. 251. A small plant, with purplish flowers. 
Small-fruited Mallow. F). Ju. Sept. Cit. 1823. Pl. 3to1 ft. 
Fl. June, Sept. Britain. PI. pros- 
II. Marva. 463 
49 M. urrsvu‘ta (Presl. ex Spreng. syst. append. p. 257.) 
stem erect, branched, very hairy; leaves orbicularly-cordate, 
denticulated, tomentose on both surfaces, lower ones somewhat 
angular, upper ones 5-lobed, obtuse; peduncles 4 together, 
hairy, erectly-spreading, 3-times shorter than the petioles ; cap- 
sules wrinkled, tomentose. ©.H. Native of Sicily. 
Hairy Mallow. Fl. June, July. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
50 M. Brivonta'na (Presl. ex Spreng. syst. p. 257.) plant 
covered with stellate pubescence ; stem erect; leaves cordately- 
orbicular, bluntly angled ; peduncles aggregate, very short, pu- 
bescent, bent ; capsules tomentose. ©? H. Native of Sicily. 
Bivoni’s Mallow. FI. June, July. Pl. 1 foot. i 
51 M. parvirròra (Lin. amæn. 3. p. 416.) stem spreading ; 
leaves roundish, bluntly angular, crenated, smoothish ; flowers 
axillary, almost sessile, glomerate ; corolla hardly longer than the 
calyx. ©. H. Native of the south of France and Mauritania. 
Jacq. hort. vind. t. 39. Cav. diss. 2. p. 68. t. 26. f. 1.—Pluk. 
phyt. 44. f. 2. Flowers small, reddish. Carpels wrinkled above, 
with toothed margins. . 
Small-flowered Mallow. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1779. Pl. 
decumbent, 2 feet long. 
52 M. verticitia'ta (Lin. spec. 970.) stem erect; leaves 
cordate, rather orbicular, bluntly angular; flowers axillary, 
glomerate, sessile; calyxes scabrous, rather inflated ; carpels 
smoothish. ©.H. Native of China. Jacq. hort. vind. t. 40. 
Cav. diss. 2. t. 25. f. 3. M.-glomerata, Hortul. Flowers small, 
white, but purplish at the tip, almost sessile. 
Whorled-flowered Mallow. FI]. June, July. Clt. 1683. 
1 to 2 feet. 
53 M. curine’nsts (Mill. dict. no. 5.) stem erect, herbaceous; _ 
leaves somewhat orbicular, obsoletely 5-lobed ; flowers crowded, 
sessile. ©. H. Native of China. Perhaps M. verticillata. 
Flowers reddish or white, tipped with red. 
Chinese Mallow. Fl. June, Aug. Clt.? Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
54 M. Mareo’tica (Delil. ined. D. C. prod. 1. p. 433.) stem 
erect ; leaves half round, 5-nerved, crenated, upper ones slightly 
lobed ; flowers somewhat aggregated into a terminal head, almost 
sessile; calyxes inflated, 5-cleft; lobes broadish, mucronate, 
Pl. 
entire; carpels reticulated, pubescent. ©. H. Native of 
Egypt. Flowers purplish ? 
Mareotic Mallow. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1822. Pl. 1 to 2 ft. 
55 M. rrionorpes (D. C. prod. 1. p. 433.) stem erect; 
leaves half-round, 5-nerved, crenate-toothed, upper ones slightly 
lobed; flowers almost sessile, approximating into a terminal 
head; calyxes inflated, 5-cleft; lobes lanceolate, acuminate, 
ciliary-serrated ; carpels very hairy. ©.H. Native? Leaflets 
of involucel setaceous. 
Trionum-like Mallow. Pl. 3 to 1 foot. 
56 M. crr’spa (Lin. spec. 970.) stem erect; leaves angular, 
toothed, curled, glabrous; flowers axillary, sessile. ©. H. 
Native of Syria. Cav. diss. 2. t. 23. f. 1. Flowers white, but 
pale-purple at the tip, almost sessile. 
Curled-leaved Mallow. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1573. 
to 6 feet. 
57 M. rrexvosa (Horn. hort. hafn. 2. p. 655.) stems pros- 
trate, flexuous; leaves cordate, orbicular, 7-lobed, crenated ; 
flowers axillary, sessile, few. ©. H. Native of? Flowers 
white, purple at the tip, almost sessile. 
Flexuous-stemmed Mallow. Fl. June, Aug. 
prostrate. 
58 M. Geraniorpes (Schlecht, et Cham. in Linnea. 5. p. 226.) 
herbaceous ; stems diffuse, canescently-tomentose from fascicles 
of long hairs; leaves triangular, trifid, beset with simple hairs 
above, middle-lobe 3-5-lobed, lateral ones 2-lobed; calyx 
closed ; clusters of flowers stalked. ©.H. Native of Mexico. 
Geranium-like Mallow. Fl. June, July. Pi. diffuse. 
Pl. 2 
Clt. 1820. Pl. 
