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Fig. 146 (130). 



Common Mallow. Cheeses. Malva rotundifolia L. A procumbent biennial or perennial, witJi 

 a deep tap root; stems 10-30 cm. long; leaves round, heart-shaped, petioles very long; corolla wliite 

 or pale blue; pistils crowded into a circle about 15 in number. Introduced from Europe; becoming 

 common. 



