52 MALVACEAE. (MALLOW FAMILY.) 



Georgia. July -Sept. Stems 4 -6 high. Leaves 4' -6' long. Flowers 

 6' -8' wide. (*) 



7. H. militaris, Cav. Smooth ; leaves thin, on long and slender peti- 

 oles, serrate, slightly cordate, the lower ones roundish, 3 - 5-lobed, the upper 

 ovate-lanceolate, entire or somewhat hastate, with rounded lohes ; peduncles 

 shorter than the petioles; calyx inflated ; corolla tubular-campanulate, pale 

 rose-color with a red centre; seeds silky. River banks in the upper dis- 

 tricts. July -August. Stems 3 -4 high. Leaves 3' -5' long. Corolla 

 2i' long- 



8. H. COCCineus, Walt. Smooth ; stem glaucous ; leaves long petioled, 

 5-parted to the base, the lobes lanceolate, remotely toothed, with long-taper- 

 ing entire tips ; corolla expanding, bright scarlet ; petals long-clawed ; seeds 

 pubescent. Deep marshes near the coast, Georgia, and westward. July - 

 August. Stems 4 -8 high. Leaves 6' -12' long. Corolla 6' -8' wide. 

 Column of stamens naked below. 



9. H. semilobatUS, n. sp. Glabrous; stem simple, 4 -5 high; leaves 

 4' -6' long, ovate or roundish, slightly cordate, 3 - 5-lobed above the middle, 

 coarsely serrate, the lateral lobes short or angular, the middle one tapering 

 into a long entire point ; petals crimson, obovate, 3' - 4' long ; column as long 

 as the petals. (H. cocciueus, var. Flora.) Marshes near Jacksonville, 

 Florida. June. 



t H Annual hcrlis : calyx inflated, vein//. 



10. H. Trionum, L. (BLADDER KKTMIA.) Stem 4' - 12' high, branch- 

 ing from the base ; leaves 3-parted, coarsely toothed ; calyx 5-winged; petals 

 vellow, with a black base; capsule hirsute. Grain fields. Introduced. 



* H -1 Trees or shrubs : st/'/ntlex persistent. 



11. H. tubiflorUS, DC. Hispid; leaves small, ovate, obtuse, crenate- 

 serrate, often cordate, and slightly 3-lobed ; peduncles longer than the leaves ; 

 corolla tubular-campanulate, crimson; column of stamens exserted ; seeds 

 woolly. South Florida. Shrub 4-5 high, branching. Leaves i'-l' 

 long. Stipules subulate. Flowers 1' long. 



12. H. tiliaceus, L. Leaves orbicular-cordate, ncuminate, slightly ere 

 nate, hoary-tomentose beneath; stipules large, oblong, clasping; involucel 

 9 - 10-toothed ; capsule tomentose ; seeds smooth South Florida. A small 

 tree. Leaves 3' -4' long. Flowers yellow. 



H. ESCULENTUS, L. ( H. Colliiisianus, Nntf. ?) is the garden OKRA. 

 H. SYRIACUS, L., the ALTH.EA, is everywhere cultivated. 



12. THESPESIA, Correa. 



Involucel 3-leaved. Calyx truncate. Stigmas 5, decurrent. Capsule 5- 

 celled, several-seeded, indehiscent. Tropical shrubs or trees. 



1. T. populinea, Correa. Leaves cordate, acuminate, entire ; involucel 

 caducous ; flowers large, purplish ; capsule globose ; seeds with villous angles. 

 Kevs of South Florida. 



