Whether or not this handsome plant may be a variety of 
Matva Alcea must “ left for “Glace observation. Hi 
appearance is ve different in the ow Garden, where 
it is cultivated ra seeds sent by Dr. Fiscuer of Got- 
tingen. It flowers in July. : 
It is a native of Italy, particularly about Naples, where 
likewise the Marva Alcea grows, from which Professor 
Trnore, who has seen them both abundantly in a wild 
state, considers it to be quite distinct. 
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