UME TRIBE 



5' 



2. Lavatera (Tree Mallow) 



i. L. arbor ea (Tree Mallow). A 

 tall, handsome plant 2 or 3-12 feet 

 high, with a thick, almost woody 

 stem ; soft, downy, angular leaves, 

 and abundance of purple flowers, 

 resembling those of the Common 

 Mallow, but somewhat smaller and 

 of a deeper colour towards the 

 centre. On sea-cliffs and insulated 

 rocks on several parts of the south 

 and west coast. Fl. July to Octo- 

 ber. Biennial. 



3. Alth.ea (Marsh Mallow) 



1. A. officinalis (Common Marsh 



Mallow). Leaves 3-5-lobed, soft 



and downy on both sides. Readily 



distinguished from any others of Lavatera Arborea [Tree Mallow) 



the Mallow Tribe growing in Britain 



by the numerous narrow bracts of the in- 

 volucre, by the hoary down which thickly 

 clothes the stems and foliage, and by the 

 numerous, somewhat small, bluish-coloured 

 flowers. Marshes, especially near the sea. 

 Fl. August, September. Perennial. 



2. A. hirsuta (Hispid Marsh Mallow). A 

 rare species found near Cobham, Kent, and 

 * one or two other places, but not considered 

 / a native. Stems erect, slender, about a foot 

 high, covered, like the leaves, with long 

 hairs ; the mauve-pink flowers solitary, in 

 the axils of the upper leaves. FL summer. 

 Annual. 

 Althaea Officinalis 

 (Common Marsh Mallow) 



Natural Order XVII 



TILIACE/E. The Lime Tribe 



Sepals 4 or 5, valvate when in bud ; petals equalling the sepals 

 in number, often with a little pit at the base, sometimes wanting ; 

 stamens numerous ; ovary of 2-10 united, rarely distinct carpels ; 

 style 1, with as many stigmas as carpels ; capsule with one or more 

 seeds in each cell. 



The plants belonging to this Natural Order are mostly trees or 



