58 BYTTNEKIACE^E. (BYTTNERIA FAMILY.) 



4. H. grandiflorus, Michx. Tomentose; leaves round-ovate, cordate, 

 mostly 3-lobed, toothed-seirate, hoary beneath ; flowers very large, pale rose- 

 color with a deep red centre ; peduncles free from the petioles ; capsule velvety ; 

 seeds smooth. Marshes near the coast, Florida, Georgia, and westward. July. 

 Stems several from one root, 3 - 5 high. Leaves 4 '-6' long and nearly 

 the same in width. Flowers 10' - 12' wide. 



5. H. Carolinianus, Muhl. ? Ell. Smooth ; leaves cordate-ovate, ncn- 

 minate, serrate, sometimes slightly 3-lobed ; flowers puiple ; peduncles slightly 

 adhering to the petioles ; seeds hispid. On Wilmington Island, Georgia. July 

 -September. Stems 4 -6 high. Leaves 4' -6' long. Flowers 6' - 8'wide. (*) 



.6. H. militaris, Cav. Smooth; leaves thin, on long and slender petioles, 

 sen-ate, slightly cordate, the lower ones roundish, 3 - 5-lobed, the upper ovate- 

 lanceolate, entire or somewhat hastate, with rounded lobes ; peduncles shorter 

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

 with a red centre ; seeds silky. River-banks in the upper districts, and westward. 

 July and August. Stems 3 - 4 high. Leaves 3' - 5' long. Corolla 2' long. 



7. H. COCCineu.8, Walt. Smooth ; stem glaucous ; leaves long-petioled, 

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

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

 bescent. (H. speciosus, Ait ) Deep marshes near the coast, Florida, Georgia, 

 and westward. July and August. Stems 4 -8 high. Leaves 6' -12' long. 

 Corolla 6' 8' wide. Column of stamens naked below. 



- 1 - Trees or shrubs : stipules persistent. 



8. H. FloridanuS, Shuttl. Hispid ; leaves small, ovate, obtuse, cre- 

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

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

 seeds woolly. ( Malvaviscus Floridanus, Nutt. ) South Florida. Shrub 4 - 5 

 high, branching. Leaves |'-1' long. Stipules subulate. Flowers 1' long. 



9. H. tiliaceus, L. Leaves orbicular-cordate, acuminate, slightly cre- 

 nate, hoary-tomentose beneath ; stipules large, oblong, clasping ; involucel 9 - 

 10-toothed ; capsule tomentosc ; seeds smooth. South Florida. A large tree. 

 Leaves 3' - 4' long. Flowers yellow 1 



H. ESCULENTUS, L. (H. Collinsianus, Nutt. ?) is the garden OKRA. 

 H. SYRIACUS, L., the ALTH^A, is everywhere cultivated. 



To this family belongs the COTTON-PLANT (GOSSYPIUM, L.), the numerous 

 varieties of which are now referred to two species, viz. the SHORT STAPLE or 

 UPLAND (G. ALBUM, Ham.), and the LONG STAPLE or SEA ISLAND (G. NI- 

 GRUM, Ham.). 



ORDER 23. BYTTNERIACE^. (BYTTNERIA FAMILY.) 



Chiefly trees or shrubs differing from Malvacese in having definite 

 stamens, of which those opposite the petals are usually sterile, 2-celled 

 anthers, with smooth pollen-grains, and a straight embryo- Ovary 

 3 - 5-celled, rarely 1-celled. 



