40 Malvaceae — Tiliaceae. 



l.—ALTH^A. 



Bracts 6 — 9 united, calyx 5-lobed. 



Althae'a officina'lis (28). Marsh-Mallow. 7—8. Stem erect 2—3 ft. 

 (273) pubescent not much branched, leaves ovato-cordate thick dentate, 

 flowers I — 2 in. diam. rosy. [L. CI. 



The garden ' Hollyhock ' is an Althrea from the South of Europe. Hibis- 

 cus and Abutihn also belong to MalvaceiP. 



U.—MALVA. 

 Bracts 3 separate, calyx 5-lobed. 



Stem decumbent, M. rotundifolia. 



Stem erect, 192 



192 Leaves deeply cut, , M. moschata. 



192 Leaves lobed, ........ M. sylvestris. 



MAL'VA SYLVESTRIS (96). Common Mallow. 6—9. Calyx with 



(278) a 3-leaved involucre, carpels numerous arranged in a circle, stem erect, 

 leaves reniform, lobes crenate, flowers large purple, plant 2 — 3 feet 

 high, hairy. Waste places. 



MAL'VA ROTUND'IFOLIA (78). Dwarf Mallow. 6—9. Stem 



(279) prostrate, leaves reniform lobes crenate, plant under I foot high, 

 pubescent, flowers small lilac. Waste places. Fig- p- 35- 



MAL'VA MOSCHATA {85). Musk Mallow. 7—9. Stem erect 2—3 

 (277) feet high, leaves reniform, lobes pinnatifid, flowers large rose- 

 coloured. Dry jfieadows. 



ORDER 15. — Tiliaceae. 



Calyx polysepalous, inferior. Corolla polypetalous. Sepals and petals 

 4 — 5. Stamens indefinite hypogynous. Pistil syncarpous. Style i. Stigmas 

 4 — 10. Leaves alternate stipulate. 



1.—TILIA. 



TIL'IA EUROPiE'A. Common Lime Tree. 7. Leaves ovato-cordate 

 (283, glabrous (except woolly tufts in the axils of the nerves on the under 



284, surface) unequal at the base, flowers in a cyme growing from a large 



285) oblong leaf-like bract. Woods. 



ORDER 16. — Hypericaceae. 



Leaves opposite entire exstipulate. Calyx polysepalous inferior. Corolla 

 polypetalous. Sepals and petals 4 — 5. Stamens indefinite polyadelphous 

 (3 or 5 bundles) hypogynous. Pistil syncarpous. Fruit a many-celled 

 capsule. 



