,152 MALVACK.K. (MAM.OW FAMILY.) 



Ciooro-ia. Julv-St'i>t. — Sums 4'- OMiigli. Leaves 4'-6' Imif^. riuwcra 

 6'-tt' wide. (•) 



7. H. militaris, Cav. Smooth ; leaves thin, on long and slender peti- 

 oles serrate, slightly cordate, the lower ones roundish, 3- 5-loi)ed, the upper 

 ovate-huueolato, entire or soniewluit hastate, with rounded lohes ; |ieduncle8 

 shorter than tiie ]»ctioles; calyx inflated; corolla tul>ular-cani])anu]ate, pale 

 rose-color with a red centre; seeds silky. — Uiver hanks in the upper dis- 

 tricts. July -August. — Stems 3° -4° high. Leaves 3' -.5' long. Corolla 

 2i' long. 



8. H. COCCineus, Walt. Smooth ; stem glaucous ; leaves long-petioled, 

 5-l):irted to the liase, the lobes lanceolate, remotely toothed, with long-taper- 

 ing entire tips ; corolla expanding, bright scarlet ; petals long-clawed ; seeds 

 pubescent. — Deep marshes near the coast, Georgia, and westward. July- 

 August.— Stems 4° -8° high. Leaves 6'- 12' long. Corolla 6' -8' wide. 

 Column of stamens naked below. 



9. H. semilobatus, n. sp. Glabrous ; stem simple, 4°- 5° high ; leaves 

 4' -6' lono-, ovate or rouudish, slightly cordate, 3-5-lobed above the middle, 

 coarsely serrate, the lateral lobes short or angular, the middle one tapering 

 into a long entire point ; petals crimson, obovate, 3' - 4' long ; column as long 

 as the petals. (H. coccineus, var. Flora.) — Marshes near Jacksonville, 

 Florida. June. 



■i— -1— Annual herhs : cali/x inflated, veiny. 



10. H. Trionum, L. (Bladder Kktmia.) Stem 4' - 12' high, branch- 

 ing from the base ; leaves 3-parted, coarsely toothed ; calyx .5-winged ; petals 

 yellow, with a black base ; capsule hirsute. — Grain fields. Introduced. 



-I— -1— ^— Trees or shrubs : stipules persistent. 



11. H. tubiflorus, DC Hispid; leaves small, ovate, obtuse, crenate- 

 .serrate, nfteii cordate, anil slightly 3-lobed ; peduncles longer than the leaves ; 

 corolla tulnilar-campaiiulate, crimson; column of stamens exserted ; .seeds 

 .v^-oollv. — South Florida. — Shrub 4° -5" high, branching. Leaves J'-l' 

 long. Stipules subulate. Flowers 1' long. 



12. H. tiliaceus, L. Leaves orbicular-cordate, acuminate, slightly ere- 

 Date, hoary-tonieutose beneath ; stipules large, oblong, clas])ing ; involucel 

 9 - 10-toothed ; capsule tomentose ; seeds smooth. — South Florida. — A small 

 tree. Leaves 3' -4' long. Flowers yellow. 



H. ESCULENTUS, L. ( H. CoUinsianus, A'"»/^ ?) is the garden Okra. 

 H. SyrIacds, L,, the Altii.ka, is everywhere cultivated. 



12. THESPESIA, Correa. 



Livolucel 3-leaved. Calyx truncate. Stigmas 5, decurrent. Capsule 5- 

 oelled, several-seeded, indehiscent. — Tropical shrubs or trees. 



1 . T. populinea, Correa. Leaves cordate, acuminate, entire ; involucel 

 caducous ; flowers large, purplish ; capsule globose ; seeds with villous angles. 

 — Kevs of South Florida. 



