Sida MALVACEAE Hibiscus 



mi. n. of Bald Friar Station, at the extreme n. w. corner of Cecil 

 County, L. F. A. Tanger, 3393, 20 July 1939 (A, P); and R. R. 

 Tatnall, 4554, 27 July 1940 (T, G, A). Late July. 



S. spinosa L. 



A weed in cultivated ground and pastures; infrequent in the 

 Piedmont area; occasional on the Coastal Plain: Ocean City (Wo), 

 Canhy in 1894 (D); near Easton (Ta), Earle, 3028, 2 Sept. 1940 (P). 

 Nat. from tropical America. 



Althaea L. 

 A. rosea Cav. Hollyhock. 



Cultivated, and escaping to waste ground in New Castle County, 

 and probably elsewhere. 



Malva L. Mallow. 



M. neglecta Wallr. {M. rotundifolia L. See Rhodora 39, 98-99. 

 1937.) Cheeses. 

 A frequent weed about farm yards. July, Aug. Nat. from 

 Europe. 



M. verticillata L. Curled Mallow. 



One collection: waste ground, Wilmington, Commons, 19 June 

 1898 (A). Adv. from Europe. 



M. sylvestris L. High Mallow. 



Infrequent escape from cultivation in New Castle County; also 

 in a cultivated field 2 mi. s. of Princess Anne (So), R. R. Tatnall, 

 1147, 31 May 1931 (T, P, G). Introd. from Europe. 



M. moschata L. Musk Mallow. 



Infrequent; fields and roadsides, northern New Castle County. 

 Mid-June to mid-Aug. Nat. from Europe. 



Kosteletzkya Presl. 

 ^1 ^ K. virginica (L.) Presl. 



Common on borders of sa,lt marshes, from central New Castle 

 County at least as far south as northern Accomac County. Late 

 Aug., Sept. ^ y ■ 



Hibiscus L. 



H. syriacus L. Shrubby Althaea. Rose of Sharon. 



Frequently escaping from cultivation in New Castle County. 

 Introd. from western Asia. 



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