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tive of Jamaica, St. Domingo, and St. Thomas. Cav. diss. 1. 
21. t. 3. f. 9. & 5. t. 127. f. 2.—Sloan. hist, t. 137. f. 2. 
‘lowers small, reddish. . 
Ciliary-stipuled Sida. Fl. Aug. Sep. Clt.1759. Pl. 4 ft. 
30 S. pusi’Lta (Cav. diss. 1. p. 6. t. 1. f. 4 and 5. t. 127. 
f. 1.) leaves roundish-elliptical, toothed, smooth ; pedicels axil- 
lary, 1-flowered, rather longer than the petioles; carpels 5, 
mutic; stem prostrate. h.S. Native of the Island of Mahe. 
Flowers yellow. Pedicels solitary. 
Small Sida. Pl. prostrate. 
31 S. urriceroxtia (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 189.) stems suffru- 
ticose, ascending, hairy; leaves cordate at the base, deeply 
toothed, lower ones roundish, very blunt, pubescent on both 
surfaces, upper ones oblong, obtuse, tomentose ; pedicels nu- 
merous, axillary, 1-flowered, shorter than the petioles; carpels 
4-5, mutic. k. S. Native of Brazil in the province of the 
Missions. Petals rose-coloured. 
Nettle-leaved Sida. Fl. Jan. Shrub 1 foot. 
32 S. ALNIFÒLIA (Lin. spec. 961.) lower leaves roundish- 
ovate, cordate ; upper ones oblong, toothed, cuneated, and quite 
entire at the base; pedicels many, axillary, shorter than the 
petioles ; carpels 5-7, 2-beaked. ©. S. Native of the East 
Indies. Cav. diss. 1. p. 12. t. 1. f. 13.—Dill. hort. elth. t. 172. 
f. 211. Flowers pale copper-coloured. 
Alder-leaved Sida. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1732. Pl. 1 to 2 ft. 
33 S. INTERMEDIA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 188. t. 34. f. 1.) 
stem suffruticose, short, almost simple; leaves roundish-ovate, 
cordate at the base, deeply toothed, pubescent above, but tomen- 
tosely pubescent and hoary beneath ; pedicels usually numerous, 
somewhat shorter than the petioles ; divisions of the calyx very 
narrow, acuminated, awl-shaped at the apex ; ovary of 5 carpels. 
h.S. Native of Brazil on the banks of the river Uruguay. 
Flowers white or flesh-coloured. 
Intermediate Sida. Shrub very short. 
34 S. parvirotia (D. C. prod. 1. p. 461.) leaves ovate, 
toothed, hoary beneath; pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, much 
longer than the petioles ; carpels 5, rough, mutic. ¥.S. Na- 
tive of the Island of Bourbon. Flowers small, yellow. 
Small-leaved Sida. PI. 1 foot. 
35 S. HeRmannioipes (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. 
p-, 258.) leaves elliptical, rounded at both ends, serrate-crenate, 
clothed with pressed hairs above, hoary from tomentum beneath, 
on short petioles ; pedicels axillary, solitary, 1-flowered, shorter 
than petioles ; carpels 5, 2-beaked. h.S. Native of South 
America between Honda and the river Guali in dry places. 
Shrub trailing, with hairy branches. Flowers about the size of 
those of Geranium mélle. Resembles S. rotundif dlia. 
Hermannia-like Sida. Shrub trailing. 
36 S. ova'ta; erect, branched; leaves ovate-lanceolate, 
acute, serrated, on short petioles; pedicels terminal and axil- 
lary, short, solitary, 1-flowered. h.S. Native of Guinea, 
Ovate-leaved Sida. Shrub 1 foot. 
37 S. crenata; erect, branched; leaves oblong, ovate, 
smooth, crenated, acuminate, entire at the base; pedicels ter- 
minal ; solitary, 1-flowered. h.S. Native of Guinea. 
Crenate-leaved Sida. Shrub 1 foot. 
Oblongifolie. Pedicels elongated, distinctly jointed. 
Leaves linear, lanceolate, oblong or ovate, seldom cordate at 
the base. 
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38 S. rrRUTE'scens (Cav. diss. 1. p. 12. t. 10. f. 1.) leaves 
ovate-oblong, somewhat cordate, serrated, whitish beneath ; 
pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, twice as long as petioles, jointed 
under the apex. h.S. Native of the Mauritius. Flowers 
yellow. Perhaps this plant is only a variety of S. spindsa. 
Shrubby Sida, Fl. Jul. Aug. Cit? 1810. Shrub 4 feet. 
_S. alba, Cav. diss. 1. 
MALVACEA, XXVII. Sina. 
39 S, compre’ssa (D. C. prod. 1. p. 462.) leaves ovate-lanceo- 
late, acuminated, toothed, hoary beneath; branchlets com- 
pressed, beset with starry down; pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, 
thrice the length of the petioles, carpels 5, pubescent, rather 
mucronate. ©? G. Native of Nipaul. . Flowers yellow. 
Compressed-branched Sida. Fl. July, Sept. Pl. 1 foot. 
40 Š. Br'cotor (Cav. icon. 4. t. 311.) leaves lanceolate, very 
much pointed, serrated; pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, much 
longer than the petioles; carpels 5, mutic. h. 8. Native of 
New Spain. Stem greenish-violet with spreading branches. 
Petals yellowish, red on the outside, obliquely truncated at the 
apex. S. oblíqua, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. differs 
in the leaves being less acuminated. _Pedicels solitary. 
Two-coloured-petalled Sida. Shrub 2 feet. i 
41 S. asce’npens (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 182.) suffruticose, 
ascending ; leaves serrated, but entire at the apex, pubescent on 
both surfaces, ciliated ; peduncles axillary, hardly articulated, 
much longer than the petioles ; calyx 5-plicate, ciliated ; carpels 
9, mutic, smooth. h. S. Native of Brazil in the southern 
part of the province of St. Paul. Flowers white, at length 
flesh-coloured. . 
A scending-stemmed Sida. Fl. Jan. Pl. 4 foot. 
42 S. ripirozia (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 183. t. 34.) stem suf- 
fruticose, ascending, flexuous; leaves ovate-oblong, serrated, 
green above but canescent beneath ; peduncles axillary, hardly 
articulated, solitary, 1-flowered, much longer than the petioles ; 
calyx pentagonal, tomentose ; carpels 10, wrinkled, 2-beaked. 
h. S. Native of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes. 
Flowers pale-yellow. 
Gooseberry-leaved Sida. Shrub 1 foot. 
43 S. Canarie’nsis (Willd. spec. 3. p. 755.) leaves lanceolate, 
toothed, smooth; pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, length of leaves; 
carpels 7-10, 2-beaked. h. G. Native of the Canary Islands, 
p- 22. t. 3. f. 8. but not of Linnzus. 
Leaves whitish beneath. Flowers ‘yellow. This is perhaps the . 
same as S. rhombif dlia. Pedicels solitary. 
Canary Island Sida. Fl. Ju. Sep. Clt. 1820. Sh. 3 feet. 
44 S. RHOMBIFÒLIA (Lin. spec. 961.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, 
toothed, cuneated at the base, whitish beneath ; pedicels axil- 
lary, 1-flowered, length of the leaves; carpels 8-10, 2-beaked. 
h. G. Native of Carolina and South America, and probably of 
the East Indies. Flowers small, yellow. Cav. diss. 1. p. 23. 
t. 3. f. 12.—Dill. elth. t. 172. f. 212. Pedicels solitary. 
Var. B, canéscens (Cav. diss. 1. p. 23. t. 8. f. 3.) leaves more 
villous beneath; pedicels longer than the leaves. R.S. Na- 
tive of Senegal. 
Rhomb-leaved Sida. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1732. Sh. 1 to 3. ft. 
45 S. serrata (Willd. herb. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p- 111.) 
leaves linear, involute, serrated, covered with stellate pubescence 
beneath ; peduncles filiform, straight, longer than the petiole ; 
carpels 2-pointed. h.S. Native on the banks of the Orinoco. 
Serrated-leaved Sida. Shrub 2 feet. 
46 S. porentitxoipes (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 178.) shrubby, 
branched ; leaves linear-lanceolate, serrated, green above, ca- 
nescent beneath; peduncles axillary, twin, or solitary, crowde 
on the tops of the branches, shorter than the leaves ; calyx 10- 
ribbed; carpels 8-10, 2-awned. h. S. Native of Brazil in 
woods near St. Nicholas in the province of the Missions. 
Potentilla-like Sida. Shrub 1 foot. 
47 S. ancusti’ssmma (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 179.) stem suffru- 
ticose, branched ; leaves linear, very narrow, obtuse, remotely 
and dentately serrated at the base ; peduncles axillary, solitary; 
1-flowered, longer than the petioles; carpels 7-9, wrinkled, pu 
berulous and 2-awned at the apex. h.S. Native of Brazi 
ini ae western part of the province of Minas Geraes. Flowers 
yellow. 
