58 BYTTNEKIACE.E. (BTTTNEEIA FAMILY.) 



4. H. grandiflorus, Michx. Tomcntosc ; leaves round-ovate, cordate, 

 mostly 3-lobed, toothed-seiTate, hoary beneath ; flowers very large, pale rose- 

 color with a deep red centre ; peduncles free from the petioles ; capsule velvety ; 

 seeds smooth. — Marshes near the coast, Florida, Georgia, and westward. July. 



— Stems several from one root, 3° - 5° high. Leaves 4'-G' loug and nearly 

 the same in width. Flowers 10' - 12' wide. 



5. H. Carolinianus, Muhl. ? Ell. Smooth ; leaves cordate-ovate, acu- 

 minate, serrate, sometimes slightly 3-lobed ; flowers purple ; peduncles slightly 

 adhering to the petioles ; seeds hispid. — On Wilmington Island, Georgia. July 



- September. — Stems 4° - 6° high. Leaves 4' - 6' long. Flowers 6' - 8'wide. ( » ) 

 C. H. militaris, Cav. Smooth; leaves thin, on long and slender petioles, 



serrate, slightly cordate, the lower ones roundish, 3-5-lobed, the upper ovate- 

 lanceolate, entire or somewhat hastate, with rounded lobes ; peduncles shorter 

 than the petioles ; calyx inflated ; corolla tubular-campanulatc, pale rose-color 

 with a red centre; seeds silky. — River-banks in the upper districts, and westward. 

 July and August. — Stems 3° - 4° high. Leaves 3' - 5' long. Corolla 2^' long. 



7. H. COCCineus, "Walt. Smooth ; stem glaucous ; leaves long-pctioled, 

 5-parted to the base, the lobes lanceolate, remotely toothed, with long-tapering 

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

 bescent. (II. speciosus, Ait ) — Deep marshes near the coast, Florida, Georgia, 

 and westward. July and August. — Stems 4° -8° high. Leaves 6' -12' long. 

 Corolla 6' - 8' wide. Column of stamens naked below. 



•*- -<— Trees or shrubs : stipules persistent. 



8. H. Floridanus, Shuttl. Hispid ; leaves small, ovate, obtuse, crc- 

 nate-serratc, often cordate, and slightly 3-lobed ; peduncles longer than the 

 leaves; corolla tubular-campanulate, crimson; column of stamens asserted ; 

 sci iN woolly. (Malvaviseus Floridanus, Nutt.) — South Florida. — Shrub 4°-5° 

 high, branching. Leaves J*-l' long. Stipules subulate. Flowers 1' long. 



9. H. tiliaceus, L. Leaves orbicular-cordate, acuminate, slightly cre- 

 mate, hoary-tomentose beneath; stipules large, oblong, clasping; involncel 9 - 

 10-toothed ; capsule tomcntosc ; seeds smooth. — South Florida. — A large tree. 

 Leaves 3' -4' long. Flowers yellow ? 



H. E8CUI.ENTUS, L. (II. Collinsianus, Nutt.?) is the garden Okra. 

 H. Striacus, If., the Ai.tii.ea, is everywhere cultivated. 



To this family lxdongs the Cotton-plant (Gossi in m. /. ), the numerous 

 varieties of which are now referred to two Bpecies, via. the Short Staple or 

 Upland (G. album, Hum.), and the Long Staple or Sea Island (G. ni- 



«,)M M, Hum.). 



Order 23. BYTTNERIACEiE. (ByttneriA Family.) 

 Chiefly trees Or shrubs differing from Malvaceic in having definite 



st.- n-. of which those opposite the petals sure usually sterile, 8-celled 



anthers, with smooth pollen-grains, and a straight embryo. — Ovary 



3-5-celled, rarely L -celled. 



