400 MALVACEAE 
4. ABUTILON, Gaertn. 
Our only species an herb with broad heart-shaped leaves. Flowers at 
the axils; the carpels each 2- to 9-seeded. Calyx with no bracts at base. 
In general appearance like Sida. 
A. Theophrasti, Medic. (Fig. 6, pl. 95.) Vetiver Lear. InpIAN 
Matitow. (A. Abutilon, (L.) Rusby.) Plant 2 to 6 ft. high, whole plant 
downy. Leaves rounded, heart-shaped, acute at apex, 4 to 12 in. wide, on 
long leaf-stalks, Flowers yellow, 4 to 1 in. broad. Fruit about an in. 
in diameter. In wet places. Aug.-Oct. 
5. KOSTELETZKYA, Presl. 
Our species an herb, downy, with angular leaves. At base of calyx 
some small bracts, incised, forming linear segments. Stamens, all united 
about the pistils which are 5 in number, and have capped summits. 
K. virginica, (L.) A. Gray. (Fig. 7, pl. 95.) Vircrnta Koste- 
LETZKYA. Plant 2 to 4 ft. high. Leaves 2 to 5 in. long, generally less 
than 4 as wide. Point of leaves long and narrow, base rounded; at 1/3 
distance from base to apex is a rather pronounced angle at each side. 
Flowers pink, 14 to 24 in. broad. Southern New York and southwards. 
In brackish marshes. August. 
6. HIBISCUS, L. 
Shrubs or herbs. In tropical regions sometimes trees. Leaves simple. 
Flowers large and showy. The column of stamens which surrounds the 
pistils bears anthers throughout much of its length. Calyx of 5 sepals 
subtended by a fringe of linear bracts. Fruit a 5-celled pod with several 
or many seeds in each cell. 
1. H. Moscheutos, L. (Fig. 1, pl. 95.) Swamp Rose MALtow. 
Leaves 3 to 7 in. long, egg-shaped or lance-shaped, rounded or heart- 
shaped at base, slender tapered at apex, downy white beneath, smooth, 
green above. The lower leaves often 3-lobed. Flowers 4 to 7 in. broad, 
pink or white. Pod smooth. Salt marshes on the eastern coast. Aug. 
Sept. 
2. H. oculiroseus, Britton. Crimson-EyeE Rose Marrow. Corolla 
white with a dark crimson center. Growing with H. Moscheutos and 
blooming at the same time. 
3. H. Trionum, L. Frower-or-aAn-Hovur. Plant, low, branching, 
rather hairy, annual. Leaves much incised, the middle one of the 3 main 
divisions much the longest. Flowers pale yellow with a purple center, 
the edges of the petals also tinged with purple. Flowers open only a 
few hours. Pods much inflated, 5-winged. Waste places. Introduced. 
Aug.-Sept. 
Order XI—PARIETALES. Order of the Violets 
Generally herbs, rarely shrubs and still more rarely trees. Leaves 
opposite, alternate or from the root. Flowers with stamens and 
pistils, the former numerous or few. Petals 3 to 5, distinct. Sepals 
or divisions of calyx overlap each other or are longitudinally rolled. 
