ACER. ^ 



By Hooker account the. V^/^^/aw^/9 or A 



low frl ' anf h'"k '^'"'^ ^' '•^^«' fl«^vers yel- 

 low tragi ant. He ha.s properly described the 



tri!!^"i "^"'T^i'^'^UM Raf. flowers corymbose 



petals and one pistil in fertile flowers 8 Sta- 

 mens and 2 pistils instenle flowers. ' 



Uur Maples present then many anomalies in 

 their flowers, and are only united by their two 



m. y, akin to the i^mr»««s. Theso Sections 

 will soon become as many Genera of it; they 

 must he compared with the European and Asia- 

 tic Bp. ' 



.f^P^^'OTlS Rnf. 1817 meaning Ears 

 without horns, bad because comnonnd of 2 

 other genera, a tree and a bird : Same as 

 ACER-ATES EiJiot 1820 (no horns) quite a.s bad, 

 denved from Acer, and there is another Aceras 

 besides among Orchidea, 3 mistaken names ! 



A^^w^ ^"^^^ '"'"^ ^^ 0/a/2f.A„a, which See 

 ,A "4^^"^ ^^^^" and correct botanists, 

 Malva-viscus ! of Cavannilles, Nuttal and 

 other incorrect botanists, as if a Sp. o^ Maha 

 JJitters from Hibiscus by berry 5seeded. Not 

 m Eaton. 



1. A. MALVAviscus Ait. Hibiscus do L. 

 Louisiana and Texas. 



2. A. MOLLIS Ait. In Florida. Both seen 

 alive in gardens. 



3. A. FLORiDANA Raf. Mcilva-viscus do 

 Nuttal. Herbaceous, hirsute, leaves cordate 

 ovate crenate in short petiols, peduncles nod- 



