MALVACEAE. II. MALVA. 



463 



Wild or Common Mallow. Fl. May, Aug. Britain. PL 1 

 to 4 feet. 



41 M. RODI'GII (Presl. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 89.) stem dif- 

 fuse, smooth and suffruticose at the base ; leaves semi-orbicular, 

 5-lobed, crenate, smooth ; peduncles tern, axillary ; sepals 

 ciliated ; capsules tomentose. % 1 H. Native of Saxony. 

 Flowers purplish. 



Rodige's Mallow. PI. 1 to 2 feet ? 



42 M. HENNI'NGII (Goldb. in act. mosc. 5. p. 133.) stem dif- 

 fuse ; leaves somewhat kidney-shaped, very bluntly 7-lobed ; 

 pedicels and petioles smoothish ; petals not exceeding the calyx ; 

 carpels wrinkled. If.. H. Native about Moscow, frequent. 

 Petals white, tipped with red. 



Henninge's Mallow. Fl.June, Aug. Clt. 1820. PI. 1 foot. 



43 M. ROTUNDIFOLIA (Lin. spec. 969.) stems prostrate ; leaves 

 cordate, orbicular, very bluntly 5-7-lobed; fructiferous pedicels 

 bent downwards, and are pubescent as well as footstalks ; corolla 

 twice the size of the calyx. Q . H. Native of most parts of 

 Europe in waste ground, and by way sides in towns or villages, 

 frequent; common in Britain. Smith, engl. hot. t. 1092. Curt, 

 lond. fasc. 3. t. 43. Fl. dan. t. 721. Cav. diss. 2. t. 26. f. 3. 

 Flowers pale lilac-coloured ; but that said to be a native in .cul- 

 tivated grounds from Pennsylvania to Carolina has white flowers. 



Far. ft.pusilla (Smith, engl. bot. t. 241.) petals hardly larger 

 than the calyx. M. parviflora, Huds. angl. 307. but not of Lin. 

 Flowers paler than in var. a. Native of England, near Hythe in 

 Kent. M. borealis, Liljeb. 



Var. y, crenata (Kit. in litt.) petals hardly larger than the 

 calyx; leaves undivided, crenate-serrated. 0. H. Native of 

 Hungary in ground impregnated with salt. Flowers lilac. Per- 

 haps a proper species. 



Round-leaved Mallow. Fl. June, Sept. Britain. PI. pros- 

 trate. 



44 M. NODOSA (Wahl. in isis. 1828. vol. 21. p. 971.) pilose; 

 stem prostrate; leaves 5-7-lobed, acutish, toothed; peduncles 

 solitary or twin ; carpels knotted, and are as well as the column 

 hairy. Q. H. Native of Turkey about Constantinople. Flowers 

 like those of M. rolundif olia, but the fruit is double the size, 

 with very prominent knots in the middle. 



Knotted-carpelled. Mallow. Fl. June, July. PI. prostrate. 



45 M. ARVE'NSIS (Presl. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 90.) stem 

 prostrate ; leaves cordately-orbicular, angularly-lobed ; pedun- 

 cles axillary, aggregate ; corolla twice the length of the ciliated 

 calyx ; capsules wrinkled, pubescent. Q. H. Native of Sicily. 



Corn-Jield Mallow. PI. prostrate. 



46 M. BRASILIE'NSIS (Desrous. in diet. enc. 3. p. 744.) stems 

 diffuse ; leaves orbicular, cordate, 7-lobed, soft, villous ; lobes 

 acutish ; flowers aggregate, stalked ; leaflets of involucel seta- 

 ceous. Q. H. Native of Brazil near Rio Janeiro. Flowers 

 purplish. 



Brazilian Mallow. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1824. PI. f foot. 



47 M. NIC^E'NSIS (All. ped. no. 1416.) stems prostrate ; 

 leaves angular, 5-lobed, acute ; pedicels 3-4, erect, 4 times 

 shorter than the footstalks; calyxes pilose, shorter than the 

 corolla. ' " Q. H. Native by road sides about Nice and in 

 Spain. Cay. diss. 2. t. 25. f. 1. Flowers white, purplish at 

 the top. 



Var. ft, montana (Forsk. descr. 124.) leaves soft, villous. 

 Q. H. Native of Egypt. 

 Nice Mallow. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1810. PI. prostrate. 



48 M. MICROCA'RPA (Desf. cat. hort. par.) stem erect ; leaves 

 cordate, roundish, somewhat 5-lobed, crenated, glabrous ; pedi- 

 cels generally in pairs, shorter than the footstalks ; corolla ex- 

 ceeding the calyx a little. . H. Native of Egypt. Pers. 

 ench. 2. p. 251. A small plant, with purplish flowers." 



Small-fruited Mallow. Fl.Ju. Sept. Clt. 1823. PI. 4 to 1ft. 



49 M. HIRSU'TA (Presl. ex Spreng. syst. append, p. 257.) 

 stem erect, branched, very hairy ; leaves orbicularly-cordate, 

 denticulated, tomentose on both surfaces, lower ones somewhat 

 angular, upper ones 5-lobed, obtuse ; peduncles 4 together, 

 hairy, erectly-spreading, 3-times shorter than the petioles ; cap- 

 sules wrinkled, tomentose. O- H. Native of Sicily. 



Hairy Mallow. Fl. June, July. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



50 M. BIVONIA'NA (Presl. ex Spreng. syst. p. 257.) plant 

 covered with stellate pubescence ; stem erect ; leaves cordately- 

 orbicular, bluntly angled ; peduncles aggregate, very short, pu- 

 bescent, bent ; capsules tomentose. O ? H. Native of Sicily. 



Bivoni's Mallow. Fl. June, July. PI. 1 foot. 



51 M. PARVIFLORA (Lin. amcen. 3. p. 416.) stem spreading ; 

 leaves roundish, bluntly angular, crenated, smoothish ; flowers 

 axillary, almost sessile, glomerate ; corolla hardly longer than the 

 calyx. O- H. Native of the south of France and Mauritania. 

 Jacq. hort. vind. t."39. Cav. diss. 2. p. 08. t. 26. f. 1. Pluk. 

 phyt. 44. f. 2. Flowers small, reddish. Carpels wrinkled above, 

 with toothed margins. 



Small-flowered Mallow. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1779. PI. 

 decumbent, 2 feet long. 



52 M. VERTICILLA'TA (Lin. spec. 970.) stem erect; leaves 

 cordate, rather orbicular, bluntly angular ; flowers axillary, 

 glomerate, sessile ; calyxes scabrous, rather inflated ; carpels 

 smoothish. O-H. Native of China. Jacq. hort. vind. t. 40. 

 Cav. diss. 2. t. 25. f. 3. M. glomerata, Hortul. Flowers small, 

 white, but purplish at the tip, almost sessile. 



Whorled-Rowered. Mallow. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1683. PI. 

 1 to 2 feet". 



53 M. CHINE'NSIS (Mill. diet. no. 5.) stem erect, herbaceous ; 

 leaves somewhat orbicular, obsoletely 5-lobed i ilmvers crowded, 

 sessile. 0. H. Native of China. Perhaps^Vf. verticillata. 

 Flowers reddish or white, tipped with red. 



Chinese Mallow. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. ? PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



54 M. MAREO'TICA (Delil. ined. D. C. prod. 1. p. 433.) stem 

 erect ; leaves half round, 5-nerved, crenated, upper ones slightly 

 lobed ; flowers somewhat aggregated into a terminal head, almost 

 sessile ; calyxes inflated, 5-cleft ; lobes broadish, mucronate, 

 entire; carpels reticulated, pubescent. . H. Native of 

 Egypt. Flowers purplish ? 



Mareotic Mallow. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1822. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 



55 M. TRIONOI'DES (D. C. prod. 1. p. 433.) stem erect; 

 leaves half-round, 5-nerved, crenate-toothed, upper ones slightly 

 lobed ; flowers almost sessile, approximating into a terminal 

 head ; calyxes inflated, 5-cleft ; lobes lanceolate, acuminate, 

 ciliary-serrated ; carpels very hairy. . H. Native? Leaflets 

 of involucel setaceous. 



Trionum-like Mallow. PI. to 1 foot. 



56 M. CRI'SPA (Lin. spec. 970.) stem erect ; leaves angular, 

 toothed, curled, glabrous; flowers axillary, sessile. . H. 

 Native of Syria. Cav. diss. 2. t. 23. f. 1. Flowers white, but 

 pale-purple at the tip, almost sessile. 



Curled-leaved Mallow. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1573. PI. 2 

 to 6 feet. 



57 M. FLEXUOSA (Horn. hort. hafn. 2. p. 655.) stems pros- 

 trate, flexuous ; leaves cordate, orbicular, 7-lobed, crenated ; 

 flowers axillary, sessile, few. . H. Native of? Flowers 

 white, purple at the tip, almost sessile. 



Flexuous-stemmed. Mallow. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. PI. 

 prostrate. 



58 M. GERANIOI'DES (Schlecht, et Cham, in Linnaea. 5. p. 226.) 

 herbaceous ; stems diffuse, canescently-tomentose from fascicles 

 of long hairs ; leaves triangular, trifid, beset with simple hairs 

 above, middle-lobe 3-5-lobed, lateral ones 2-lobed ; calyx 

 closed ; clusters of flowers stalked. . H. Native of Mexico. 



Geranium-like Mallow. Fl. June, July. PI. diffuse. 



