58 UYTTNKRIACK.E. (UYTTNEUIA FAMILY.) 



4. H. grandiflorus, Mirhx. Tomcntosc ; leaves round-ovate, t-ordate, 

 mostly 3-lolx.d, tootlitd-strrato, lioarv beiieatli ; flowers very large, pale rose- 

 color with a deep red centre ; peduncles free from tlie petioles ; cupsulc velvety ; 

 seeds sniootli. — Marslies near the coast, Florida, tk-orgia, and wcstwai-d. July. 

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

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



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

 minate, serrate, sometimes slightly S-lohed ; flowers purple ; peduncles sligiitly 

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

 - Scptcmk-r. — Stems 4° -C° high. Leaves 4' -6' long. Flowers C'-8'widc. ( • ) 



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

 serrate, slightly cordate, the lower ones roundish, 3-5-lol)cd, tiie ujipc-r ovate- 

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

 than the petioles ; calyx inflated ; corolla tubular-campanulate, pale rose-<olor 

 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-petioled, 

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

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

 bescent. (H. spcciosus, 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. 



-<— -t- Trees or shrubs : stipules persistent. 



8. H. Ploridanus, Slmttl. Hispid ; leaves small, ovate, obtuse, ere- 

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

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

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

 high, branching. Leaves ^ - 1' long. Stipules subulate. Flowers 1' long. 



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

 nate, hoary-tomentose beneath ; stipules large, oblong, clasping ; involucel 9 - 

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

 Leaves 3' -4' long. Flowers yellow ? 



H. E9CULENTU8, L. (H. Colllnsiauus, Nutt.f) is the garden Okra. 

 H. Sykiacus, L., the Alth^a, is everywhere cultivated. 



To this family belongs the Cotton-plant (Gosstpium, L ), the numerous 

 varieties of which are now referred to two species, viz. the Short Staple or 

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

 grum, Ilam.). 



Order 23. BYTTNERIACE.i:. (BrTTNERrA Familt.) 



Chiefly trees or shrubs differing from Malvaceae in having definite 

 stamens, of which those opposite the petals are usually sterile, 2-celled 

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

 3-5-cclled, rarely 1-celled. 



