CI. 13.] MALVACEAE. 149 



solitary, rarely several. Stigmas usually numerous, 

 very rarely indeed solitary. Fruit either of many 

 cells, and many valves, with partitions from the centre 

 of each, or of many Capsules, generally bursting, 

 rarely closed, crowded into an aggregate Fruit, either 

 whorled round the base of the Style, or more rarely 

 forming a head above the Receptacle. Seeds either 1 

 or more in each cell or Capsule, either inserted into 

 the inner angle, or into the central columnar Recep- 

 tacle, which connects all the cells or Capsules toge- 

 ther. Albumen none. Cotyledons folded, bent 

 over the Radicle. Stem arboreous, or shrubby, or 

 herbaceous." (Bark with tough fibres.) " Leaves with 

 Stipulas, alternate,, mostly simple, occasionally digi- 

 tate. Flowers axillary or terminal, very rarely with 

 imperfectly separated organs." 



Sect. 1. Stamens united into a tube bearing the 

 Corolla, indefinite. Fruit of many capitate Capsules, 

 Palava Cavan. and Malope. 



Sect. 2. Stam. and Cor. as above. Capsules whorl- 

 ed, or crowded into one orbicular figure. Malva, Al- 

 thaea, fig. 36, 37, Lavatera, Malachra, Pavonia Cav., 

 Urena, Napes a and Sida. 



Sect. 3. Stam. and Cor. the same. Fruit simple, 

 of many cells. Anoda Cav., Laguncea Schreb. Gen. 

 463, which comprehends Laguna and Solandra of 

 Juss., Hibiscus, Achania Schreb. Gen. 469 {Malva- 

 viscus Juss.), and Gossyphoii. 



All these Sections compose a very natural assem- 



