468 
the petioles ; involucel and calyx 5-cleft.—Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope. Uréna pilosa, Burch. cat. no. 2557. 
Burchell’s Hollyhock. PI. ? 
21 A. Borsonica (D. C. prod. 1. p. 438.) stem erect, villous 
at the bottom, upper part as well as leaves velvety ; leaves cor- 
date, some of them somewhat 5-lobed, grossly toothed ; pedicels 
axillary, 1-flowered, twice as long as the petioles; involucel 
ciliated at the base. h? 4? S. Native of the island of 
Bourbon at the river St. Dionysius. A species nearly allied to 
A. Burchélli. 
Bourbon Hollyhock. PI. ? 
+ A species not sufficiently known. 
22 A. Cre’tica (Weinm. in syll. pl. nov.). This species is 
said to come very near to 4. acailis, but we know nothing 
further of it. 
Cretan Althea. PI. } foot. 
Cult. Most of the species are worth cultivating for ornament, 
particularly those belonging to the section Alcéa or Holly- 
hock. They will all thrive in any kind of common garden soil. 
The herbaceous perennial kinds may be either increased by 
dividing the plants at the root or by seeds. The biennial and 
annual species only require to be sown in the open border in 
spring, and the plants should be transplanted separately when of 
sufficient size. The stove species are propagated in the same 
manner as the hardy species. 
VII. LAVATE'RA (named by Tournefort in honour of the 
two Lavaters, physicians of Zurich, and naturalists.) Lin. gen. 
no. 842, Lam. ill. t. 582. D. C. prod. 1. p. 438. 
Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Polyandria. Calyx 5-cleft, girded by 
a 3 or 5-cleft involucel ; leaflets joined, especially to the middle. 
Carpels capsular, 1-seeded, disposed into an orb around the 
axis, which is variously dilated above the fruit. 
Secr. I. Sre'eta (from oreyoc, stegos, a covering, in allusion 
to the expanded receptacle concealing the ovaries.) D. C. fl. fr. 
4. p. 835. prod. 1. p. 438. Receptacle or axis of fruit expanded 
at the apex into a disk, which conceals the ovaries. 
1 L. rrime’stris (Lin. spec. 974.) stem herbaceous, 
scabrous; leaves smoothish, roundish-cordate, upper ones 
lobed ; pedicels solitary ; orb of receptacle perfectly concealing 
the carpels. ©. H. Native of Syria and Spain. Jacq. hort. 
t. 72.—Cav. diss. 2. p. 90. t. 3. f. 1. Curt. bot. mag. 109. 
Stégia Lavatéra, D. C. fl. fr. no. 4525. Flowers rose-coloured. 
A tall spreading elegant plant. 
Var. (3, albiflora ; flowers white. 
Three-monthly Lavatera. Fl. July, Sep. Clt. 1633. 
to 6 feet. 
2 L. Psev‘po-O’rzia (Poir. suppl. 3. p. 309.) stem shrubby; 
leaves tomentose, lower ones 5-lobed ; pedicels aggregate ; orb of 
receptacle half concealing the carpels. k. F. Native? L. 
undulata, Desf. arbr. 1. p. 471. not of Mill. Flowers pale 
purple. Habit almost of the following section. 
False-Olbia Lavatera. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1817. Sh. 5 ft. 
Sect. I. O’zsia (L. O'lbia grows in the environs of d’Hieres 
in Provence; in Latin called O'lbia.) Medik. malv. p. 41. 
D. C. prod. 1. p. 438. Receptacle of fruit central, conical, pro- 
truding. 
3 L. pua@ni‘cea (Vent. malm. t. 120.) stem arboreous ; leaves 
acutely 5-lobed, toothed, smoothish ; peduncles solitary, 3-5- 
flowered; involucel caducous. h.G. Native of Madeira and 
of Africa. Cultivated in the gardens of the Canary Islands, 
whence it has been introduced into Europe. L. coccinea, Dietr. 
Flowers large, scarlet. 
Scarlet Lavatera. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1816. Tree 10 feet. 
4 L. aceriroura (Cav. el. hort. madr. p. 20.) stem shrubby ; 
Pl. 3 
MALVACEZ. VI. ALTHÆA. 
VII. LAVATERA. 
leaves acutely 5-lobed, rather toothed, smoothish ; pedicels 
solitary, 1-flowered. h.G. Native of Teneriffe. D.C. cat. 
hort. monsp. p. 121. Lois. herb. amat. p. 322. Flowers pale- 
lilac. 7 
Maple-leaved Lavatera. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. Sh. 6 ft. 
5 L. Juru (Burch. cat. no. 2664.) stem shrubby ; leaves 3- 
5-lobed, hoary-tomentose beneath, with obtuse lobes ; terminal 
lobe longest ; peduncles somewhat racemose ; involucel 3-parted. 
h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. This plant should 
perhaps have been enumerated amongst Mdlva. Flowers red ? 
Julius’s Lavatera. Shrub 5 feet. 
6 L. mrsrpa (Desf. atl. 2. p. 118. t. 171.) stem shrubby, 
rough from fascicles of hairs ; leaves canescent, 5-lobed, upper 
ones 3-lobed or undivided ; flowers almost sessile ; involucel 
3-parted, large, and very hairy. kh. F. Native of Algiers in 
hedges. Flowers rose-coloured, solitary. 
Hispid Lavatera. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1804. Shrub 8 feet. 
7 L. Arrica'na (Cay. diss. 5. p. 282. t. 139. f. 1.) stem 
shrubby, rather tomentose from flocky down ; leaves canescent, 
all bluntly 5-lobed; pedicels twin, equal in length to the 
petioles; involucel 3-parted, tomentose. h. F. Native of 
Spain and the north of Africa. According to Willdenow this is a 
variety of L. hispida. Flowers pale-purple. 
African Lavatera. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. Sh. 4 to 6 ft. 
8 L. O'rga (Lin. spec. 972.) stem shrubby, rather scabrous 
from distant fascicles of hairs; leaves soft, woolly, 5-lobed, 
upper ones 3-lobed, with the middle lobe elongated ; uppermost 
leaves oblong, almost undivided ; flowers solitary, sessile. h. F 
Native of Provence in hedges about d’Hieres.—Lob. icon. t. 
653. f. 2. Flowers reddish-purple on short pedicels. 
Olbia Lavatera. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 1570. Shrub 6 feet. 
9 L. uxcurcuLa ra (Desf. arbr. 1. p. 471.) stem shrubby, 
tomentose from starry down ; leaves tomentose on both surfaces, 
acutely 5-lobed, upper ones 3-lobed ; flowers solitary, on short 
pedicels. h. F. Native of the island of Samos. Very like 
L. Olbia, and is often found in gardens under that name. 
Flowers lilac. 
Clawed-petalled Lavatera. Fl. Jul. Sept. Clt. 1807. Sh. 6 ft. 
10 L. moscma'`ra (Mor. elench. sard. p. 9.) plant clothed with 
stellate tomentum; stem shrubby ; leaves waved, curled, with 
5 obsolete, rounded lobes ; upper leaves 3-lobed ; stipulas leafy; 
peduncles axillary, aggregate, 1-flowered, shorter than the pe- 
tioles ; involucel 3-parted. h.F. Native of Sardinia. Corolla 
purplish. Receptacle conical, exserted. The whole plant 
smells strongly of musk. 
Musky-scented Lavatera. Fl. May. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 
11 L. micans (Lin. spec. 972.) stem shrubby ; leaves T- 
angled, acute, crenated, plaited, tomentose ; racemes terminal. R. 
F. Native of Spain and Portugal.—Moris, oxon. sect. 5. t. 17. 
f.9. L. bryonifolia, Mill. dict. no. 11. Leaves on the upper 
surface at the margins furnished with sulphur-coloured mice, 
which glitter in the sun. Flowers purplish. 
Glittering-leaved Lavatera. Fl. June, July. 
Shrub 4 feet. 
12 L. Lusrra’ntca (Lin. spec. 973.) stem shrubby ; leaves 
7-angled, tomentose, plaited ; racemes terminal. R. F. Native 
of Portugal. L. undulata, Mill. dict. no. 10. Flowers purple. 
Portuguese Lavatera. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1748. Sh. 4 ft. 
13 L. rra va (Desf. atl. 2. p. 119. t. 172.) stem herbaceous, 
downy $ leaves rather tomentose, roundish, obsoletely 3-lobed ; 
pedicels axillary, aggregate. ©. H. Native of the north 0 
Africa near Mascar in cultivated fields, and of Sicily. L. Agre- 
gentina, Tineo. pl. sic. 1. p. 13. L. Empédoclis, Ræuch. 
Flowers yellow, about the size of those of L. O'lbia. 
Yellow-flowered Lavatera. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. pl. 
3 or 4 feet. 
Clt. 1796. 
