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petals I in. long. In Herb. Kew there is a plant from Kedesli 

 Naphthab (W. A. Hayne) near remotiflora ,-which. has longer peduncles 

 and petioles, and larger petals. 



11. A. lavatee^flora DC. Prod. i. 437. Althaa digitata Boiss. 

 Diagn. Ser. 1, viii. p. 106. A. lavatemjiora Boiss. Fl. Or. i. 828. — 

 Caule erecto piloso, foliis longe petiolatis inagnis adpresse toinen- 

 tellis infimis ultra medium palmatilobatis lobis oblongis obtusis 

 irregulariter crenatis, floribus solitariis remotis, pedunculis brevibus, 

 bracteolis calyce subaaquantibus, sepalis hirsutis, petalis obcordatis 

 violaceis, carpellis hirtis undique rugosulis. 



Hab. Syria ! Palestine ! Afghanistan ! 



Stem 3-5 ft. ; leaves 3-4 in. ; bracts f in. ; sepals 1 in. ; petals 

 l£ hi- long. 



f3. glabrescens Boiss. Fl. Or. 820. = A. agyptiaca Boiss. Diagn. 

 Ser. 2, i. p. 103. — Caulibus glabris, foliis ad medium palmatilobatis. 



Hab. Egypt ! 



? y. kirrindensis Boiss. Fl. Or. i. 829 = A. kirrindemis Boiss. 

 Diagn. Ser. 2, v. p. 67. — Caulibus praeter setulas diffusas glabris, 

 bracteolis calyce dimidio brevioribus. 



Hab. Kirrind, Persia. 



12. A. dissecta, n. sp. — Caule crasso erecto tereti glabro, foliis 

 profunde palmatilobatis segmentis oblongo-Unearibus membranaceis 

 glabris serratis, petiolis folio brevioribus, floribus axillaribus 

 solitariis foliis non subtendentibus, pedunculis bracteolis multo 

 longioribus, bracteolis brevibus cuspidatis externe glabris non striatis 

 calyce triplo brevioribus, sepalis oblongo-lanceolatis, petalis ob- 

 cordatis, carpellis apterocarpis margine acutis transverse rugosis 

 hirtis. 



Hab. Galilee, Loume ! Duma, Post ! Hb. Kew. 



Stem 3-4 ft. high ; segments of leaves 3-4 in. by f in. ; petiole 

 2-3 in. long ; bracts J in. ; sepals a little over £ in. ; petals 1^ in. 

 long. This plant is related to A. lavateraflora DC, but it is easily 

 distinguished from this species by its deeply-divided glabrous leaves 

 and short bracts. 



13. A. setosa Boiss. Diagn. Ser. 1, viii. p. 107. Alcea setosa 

 Boiss. Flor. Or. i. 829. — Caule elato simplici petiolisque setis 

 defiexis hispidis, foliis sparsim hirtis cordato-orbiculatis obtusissime 

 5-7 lobis, racemo longo basi excepta aphyllo, pedunculis bracteolis 

 asquilongis, sepalis calyce subbrevioribus calycisque laciniis valde 

 tomentoso-hirtis triangularibus, petalis obcordatis intense purpureis, 

 carpellis (junioribus) dorso hirtis planiusculis. 



Hab. Palestine. 

 Stem 4-6 ft. high. 



14. A. striata DC. Prod. i. p. 437. Alcea striata Boiss. Fl. Or. 

 i. 829. — Caule erecto tenuiter tomentello, foliis longe petiolatis 

 cordato-ovatis interdum lobatis crenatis, floribus 1-2 axillaribus 

 remotis, pedunculis brevibus, bracteolis calyce triplo brevioribus, 

 sepalis lineatis lanceolatis acutis, petalis obcordatis pallide roseis, 

 carpellis glabris rugosis. 



Hab. Sinai ! Arabia Petraaa ! 



