MALVACEAE 43 



iHypericum hircinum, L. A native of bushy places 

 .and stream-sides in the Mediterranean area, commonly 

 •cultivated in Britain, and naturalised in many situations. 



MALVACE^. 



.Althaea hirsuta, L. Mr. C. E. Salmon has lucidly 

 and impartially stated the case for the nativity of this 

 species in the Journal of Botany, 1902, pp. 409-412. 

 It is probably native in stony woods in Central and 

 South-East Europe. In the northern countries of 

 the Continent, and rarely in England, it is naturalised 

 on roadsides and field-borders. In Britain it is most 

 frequent a^ a grain introduction. 



[Althaea officinalis, L. The Marsh Mallow. There 

 is no reason to doubt its indigenous state on the 

 western and south-eastern coasts of England, but in- 

 land it is probably always introduced. It has been in 

 cultivation for many centuries, and all its numerous 

 inland stations are attributable to garden culture.] 



Hibiscus Trionum, L. Extends over the greater part 

 of the north temperate zone as a weed of cultivated and 

 waste places. Very common in cornfields in Eastern 

 Europe, and thus imported to Britain with corn, and 

 appearing sporadically where corn-siftings are thrown. 



JCitaibelia vitifolia, Willd. A native of mountain 

 woods in Hungary. It has been introduced into English 

 gardens, and occasionally appears as a casual escape 

 from them. 



