MALLOW FAMILY 399 
Bracts of involucre absent. Summit of pistil a flattened 
cap. 
@arpele, each;-one. seeded... ea... 2.2) ce. 7 Sida 
Carpels, each 3 to 9 seeded . . . . . Abutilon 
Bracts of involucre incised, each forming 3 teeth Kosteletzkya 
Columns of stamens bearing anthers along much of their lengths 
Bracts of involucre numerous . . . . . . . Hibiscus 
1. ALTHAEA, L. 
Below calyx an involucre of 6 to 9 bracts which unite at base. Styles 
numerous, the stamens forming a column about them. Petals 5; calyx of 
5 sepals, Divisions of the ovary several, 1-seeded each. 
A. officinalis, L. (Fig. 2, pl. 95.) Marsn Marrow. Leaves large, 
somewhat 3-lobed, serrated at borders; downy on both sides. Flowers 
large and showy, in axils of leaves. Pink. Abundant in salt marshes. 
2. MALVA, L. 
Herbs, leaves often deeply divided, Flowers generally conspicuous, 
petals 5, calyx of 5 sepals with a 3-leaved involucre at the base. Pistils 
numerous, the stigma running down the inner side. Fruit a depressed 
disk-like body (“a cheese”), which, at maturity separates into many 
l-seeded divisions. 
1. M. sylvestris, L. (Fig. 3, pl. 95.) HicH Marrow. Stem erect, 
2 to 3 ft. high; leaves rounded but somewhat divided into 7 lobes more 
or less angular, hairy. Flowers reddish-purple crowded toward the sum- 
mit of the stem. Frequent along way-sides, blooming through the sum- 
mer. Sometimes called “pink cheeses.” 
2. M. rotundifolia, L. (Fig. 5, pl. 95.) Dwarr or Common MAL- 
Low. CHEESES. Stems spreading upon the ground, 4 to 10 in. long; 
leaves heart-shaped at base, on very long foot-stalks. Flowers pale blue, 
or whitish, at the leaf axils. Fruit a flattened, disk-like collection of 
carpels. Common about cultivated grounds, door yards and way-sides. 
3. M. verticillata, L. Wuorrtep Marrow. Flowers clustered in the 
axils appearing to surround the stem. Rare except as an escape from 
gardens, 
4. M. moschata, L. (Fig. 4, pl. 95.) Musk Mattow. Stem 1 to 
2 ft. high. Leaves 5-parted, the divisions again once or twice parted into 
linear segments. Basal leaves round. Flowers 1 to 2 in. broad, rose- 
pink, at the summit of the stem. 
a0 SEDA. 1. 
Herbs, with alternate leaves. Bracts at the base of the calyx wanting, 
sepals and petals, each 5. Stigma (summit of pistil) a small head. 
S. spinosa, L. (Fig. 8, pl. 95.) Prickty Sma. A weed 10 to 20 
in. high. Leaves egg-shaped to oblong, serrate, downy, on leaf-stalks } 
as long as the leaves. Flowers at the axils of the leaves, yellow, small. 
Waste places. Summer. 
