MALVACEÆ. Il. Marva. IL Spuxrancea. IV. Moprona. 
Munro's Mallow. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1827. Pl. 1 to 2 ft. 
80 M.? opercuta'ta (Cav. diss. 2. t. 35. f. 1.) shrubby, 
tomentose ; leaves angular, 5-lobed ; intermediate lobe largest ; 
peduncles axillary, racemose; flowers leaning to one side; 
carpsule operculate. h. G. Native of Peru in sandy places. 
Flowers pale purple. 
Lidded-capsuled Mallow. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1795. Sh. 3 ft. 
81 M. Peruvia‘na (Lin. spec. 968.) plant herbaceous, erect; 
leaves palmatifid ; spikes axillary ; flowers leaning to one side ; 
carpels denticulated. ©. H. Native of Peru. Jacq. hort. 
vind. t. 156. Cav. diss. 2. p. 68. t. 19. f. 1. M. exasperata, 
Meench. Corolla small, violet. 
. Peruvian Mallow. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1759. Pl. 4 feet. 
82 M. Lime’nsis (Lin. spec. 968.) plant herbaceous, erect ; 
leaves 7-lobed, wrinkled; spikes axillary; flowers: leaning to 
one side ; carpels smooth. ©. H. Native of Peru at Lima. 
Jacq. hort. vind. t.141. Cav. diss. 2. p. 69. t. 19. f. 2. M. 
le‘vis, Moench. Corolla blue. 
Lima Mallow. Fl. July. Clt. 1768. Pl. 1 to 4 feet. 
83 M. acau’tis (Cav. diss. 2. p. 82. t. 35. f. 2.) plant her- 
baceous, stemless ; leaves all radical, angular, toothed ; teeth 
with two bristles ; peduncles rising from the root, many-flowered. 
%.G. Native of Peru onthe Andes. Flowers yellowish. 
Stemless Mallow. PI. 4 foot. 
Secr. II. Matra‘cuta (uadaxn, malache, a mallow). D.C. 
prod. 1. p. 435. Involucel or outer calyx 5 or 6-leaved ; 
leaflets linear. Carpels 5, 1-seeded, distinct, indehiscent. - 
84 M. mısisciròLIA (Desrous. in dict. enc. 3. p. 748.) leaves 
ovate, acuminated, somewhat angular, serrated, soft, villous ; 
pedicels a little shorter than the petioles; involucel 5-leaved. 
h.S. Native of Bourbon. Flowers red. 
HMibiscus-leaved Mallow. Shrub 6 feet? 
85 M. Borya‘na (D. C. prod. 1. p. 435.) leaves 5-angled, 
toothed, acute, pubescent; pedicels very short; involucel 6- 
leaved. kh? S. Native of Bourbon. Lobes of calyx 3-nerved 
at the base. Flowers not seen, but they are probably red. 
Bory’s Mallow. Shrub. 
+ Species not sufficiently known. 
86 M. orrEenta' Lis (Mill. dict. no. 3.) stem erect, herbaceous ; 
leaves lobed, obtuse, crenated. ©. H. Native of the Levant. 
Flowers large, beautiful red. 
Eastern Mallow. Fl. Jul. Sept. Clt.? Pl. 1-to 2 feet. 
Cult. The stove species of Mallow will succeed in any kind 
of rich soil, and cuttings of them will strike root freely if planted 
in light soil with a hand-glass placed over them. The green- 
house species will grow in the same kind of soil as the stove 
species, and are propagated in the same manner ; most of them ` 
are worth cultivating for ornament, but particularly those be- 
longing to the section Capénses. The hardy perennial species 
should be planted in the open border, and they may either be en- 
creased by dividing the plants at the root or by seed. The most 
Ornamental species are M. moschata, Morénu alcéa, Munroana, 
and purpurata. The annual species only require to be sown in 
the open ground, but none of them are worth cultivating, unless 
m general collections, exeept M. Mauritdnica, triméstris, and 
Liménsis. 
II. SPHERA’LCEA (from opatpa, sphaira, a globe, and 
Alcea, Marsh-Mallow; in allusion to the disposition of the car- 
pels.) St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 209. Málva, sect. iii. Sphzerdma, 
D.C. prod. 1. p. 435. 
Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Polydndria. Calyx 5-cleft, girded 
by a shorter deciduous 3-leaved involucel. Carpels many, 
separable, verticillate, 2-3-seeded, opening by 2 little valves on 
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the back, disposed into a globular head. Seeds kidney-shaped. 
Trees or shrubs, with toothed or 3-5-lobed leaves. Peduncles 
axillary at the tops of the branches, 1-flowered or umbel- 
lately, or racemosely 2-many-flowered. Flowers reddish or flesh- 
coloured. ‘This genus has lately been divided from Málva by 
M. Auguste St. Hilaire; we shall therefore retain the authorities 
for the species under that genus. 
1 S. Cispratrna (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 210.) stem shrubby, 
slender ; leaves ovate, somewhat 3-lobed, toothed or crenate, 
tomentose beneath ; flowers axillary, racemose, secund ; leaflets 
of involucel setaceous. kh.S. Native of Brazil in the pro- 
vince of Cisplatine, where the plant is called Malvalisco. It is 
employed in fomentations in diseases of the chest. 
Var. È, quercifolia (St. Hil. 1. c.) stems looser ; leaves longer, 
blunter, cuneate at the base, and obsoletely crenated. 
Cisplatine Globe-Mallow. FI. Dec. Jan. Shrub 6 feet. 
2 S. UMBELLA`ra (Cav. icon. 1. t. 95.) leaves sub-peltate, 
5-lobed, obtuse; peduncles axillary, umbelliferous ; leaflets of 
involucel obovate, somewhat stipitate, deciduous. h. S. Na- 
tive of New Spain on the declivities of mountains. Flowers 
large, of fiery violet-colour. Lod. bot. cab. 222. 
Umbellate-flowered Globe-Mallow. Fl. Jan. April. Cit. 
1814. Shrub 10 feet. 
3 S. ròsea (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 
prod. 1. p. 435.) leaves sub-peltate, 5-lobed, acute ; peduncles 
axillary, 1-3-flowered ; leaflets of involucel ovate, sessile. h . G. 
Native of Mexico. Flowers rose-coloured. Leaflets of invo- 
luce] 3-nerved. Very like M. umbellata. 
Rose-coloured-flowered Globe-Mallow. Shrub 4 feet. 
4 S. ABUTILOÌDES (Lin. spec. 971.) leaves 5-angled, tomen- 
tose; peduncles axillary, bifid, few-flowered ; leaflets of involu- 
cel oblong-linear, small ; fruit globose. h.G. Native of the 
Bahama islands, and on the sea-coast of Carolina. Jacq. hort. 
Schoenbr. 3. t. 293. Sims, bot. mag. 2544. Flowers large, 
purple. Leaves cordate, 5-7-lobed. 
A butilon-like Globe-Mallow. FI. June, Sept. 
Shrub 20 feet. 
5 S. oBTUSTLOBA ; plant clothed with stellate tomentum ; 
leaves cordate, somewhat 5-lobed, crenated; lobes very blunt ; 
peduncles axillary and terminal, corymbosely-racemose, many- 
flowered; flowers crowded; involucel of 3 linear leaflets ; 
segments of calyx ovate. h.G. Native of Chili in the vici- 
nity of Valparaiso. Malva obtusiloba, Hook. bot. mag. t. 2787. 
Petals obcordate, purple, with darkish claws. 
Obtuse-lobed-leaved Globe Mallow. Fl. July. 
Shrub 8 to 4 feet. 
6 S. z’Lecans (Cav. diss. 2, t. 16. f. 1.) leaves 3-parted, 
canescent, jagged, intermediate lobe trifid ; pedicels axillary, 1- 
flowered, a little shorter than the petioles ; fruit globose. h.G. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Jacq. coll. 4. t. 6. f. 1. 
Flowers pink or yellowish-red. Carpels 3-seeded. 
Elegant Globe-Mallow. Fl. June, July. Shrub 4 feet. 
7 S. ANGUsTIFÒLIA (Cav. diss. 2. p. 64. t.20. f. 1.) leaves 
lanceolate, toothed, powdery ; peduncles axillary, solitary, or 
in pairs, 1 or few-flowered; leaflets of involucel setaceous, deci- 
duous. h. G.- Native of Mexico. Cav. icon. 1. p. 48. t. 
68. Sweet, fl. gard. icon. Flowers pink. 
Narrow-leaved Globe Mallow. Fl. Aug. Sept. 
Shrub 3 or 4 foot. 
Cult. The species of Spherdlcea will thrive in any light 
soil, and ripened cuttings will strike root if planted in the same 
kind of soil, under a hand-glass. All the species bear elegant 
flowers. 
Clt. 1725. 
Clt. 1827. 
Clt. 1780. 
1V. MODI'‘OLA (from modiolus, the nathe of a wheel, in al- 
lusion to the whorled position of the carpels). Moench, meth. 
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