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MALVACEAE. II. MALTA. 



59 M. TENE'ILA (Cav. icon. 5. t. 422. f. 3.) stem trailing; 

 leaves 3-lobecl, crenated ; flowers axillary, sessile, aggregate ; 

 corolla hardly larger than the calyx. Q. H. Native of Chili 

 on the Cordilleras. Flowers pale-blue. A small plant. 



Weak Mallow. Fl. June, Aug. PI. trailing. 



60 M. BONARIE'NSIS (Cav. diss. 2. t. 22. f. 1.) stem erect, 

 tomentose, branched ; leaves 3-lobed ; lobes unequally crenate- 

 toothed; flowers glomerate, axillary, nearly sessile, small. O- H. 

 Native of Buenos Ayres in the fields. Flowers white or red. 



Buenos Ayrean Mallow. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. PI. 1 ft. 



6. Capenses, D. C. prod. 1. p. 433. Flowers purplish or 

 white. Leaves angularly lobed. Stems shrubby. Outer calyx 

 or involucel 3-leaved. Pedicels solitary, \-flowered, rarely in 

 twos or threes, or 2-3-floniered. N. B. Many of the species of 

 this section are probably varieties or hybrids originated by cul- 

 ture. All natives of the Cape of Good Hope. 



61 M. AMCS'NA (Sims, bot. mag. t. 1998.) pedicels 1-flowered, 

 aggregate, shorter than the leaves ; leaflets of outer calyx ovate, 

 acuminated; leaves 5 -lobed, pilose, wrinkled. Tj . G. Flowers 

 purple. This is an elegant plant. 



Pleasing Mallow. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1796. Shrub 2 to 

 4 feet. 



62 M. VIRGA'TA (Cav. diss. 2. p. 70. t. 18. f. 2.) pedicels 1- 

 flowered, solitary or in pairs, longer than the footstalks ; leaflets 

 of outer calyx linear ; leaves 3-lobed, crenated, glabrous, rigid. 



\. G. Murr. in comm. gcet. 1779. p. 20. t. 6. M. Capensis, 

 Lin. spec. 968. Flowers purple, with darker stripes. 



Twiggy Mallow. Fl.May, July. Clt. 1727. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 



63 M. CAPE^NSIS (Cav. diss. p. 71. t. 24. f. 3.) pedicels 1- 

 flowered, solitary or in pairs, longer than the footstalks ; leaflets 

 of outer calyx ovate-lanceolate; leaves 5-lobed and 3-lobed, 

 crenate-toothed, clammy. Tj . G. Ker, bot. reg. 295. M. 

 biflora, Desrous. in diet. enc. 3. p. 747. Flowers red and white. 

 No. 3429 of Burch. cat. is perhaps different from this. 



Cape Mallow. Fl. year. Clt. 1713. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



64 M. BALSA'MICA (Jacq. icon. rar. I. t. 140.) pedicels 1- 

 flowered, solitary, longer than the footstalks ; leaflets of outer 

 calyx oblopg-linear ; leaves ovate, slightly 3-lobed, acute, un- 

 equally toothed. Tj . G. Flowers pink. 



Balsamic Mallow. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1800. Shrub 4 ft. 



65 M. OXYCANTHOI'DES (Horn. hafn. 2. p. 654.) pedicels 

 solitary, longer than the petioles ; leaves glabrous, cuneiform, 

 profoundly 3-lobed, deeply serrated, intermediate lobe largish. 



^ . G. Flowers white or red. 

 Hanilhorn-like Mallow. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1818. Sh. 4 ft. 



66 M. RUGOSA (Desrous. in diet. enc. 3. p. 747.) pedicels 1- 

 flowered, solitary, longer than the petioles ; leaflets of outer 

 calyx ovate, acute ; leaves somewhat cordate, pinnatifidly-sinuat- 

 ed, wrinkled. fj . G. Flowers purple. 



Wrinkled Mallow. Fl. May, Sep. Shrub 4 feet. 



67 M. TRIDACTYLI'TES (Cav. diss. 2. p. 73. t. 21. f. 2.) pedi- 

 cels solitary, 1-flowered, length of leaves ; leaves almost sessile, 

 cuneiform, trifid, entire. Tj . G. M. reftexa, Andr. rep. t. 

 135. Leaflets of outer calyx linear. Flowers pink. 



Three-fngered-lewed Mallow. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1791. 

 Shrub 3 feet. 



68 M. DIVARICA'TA (Andr. bot. rep. t. 182.) pedicels solitary, 

 longer than the petioles; leaves lobed, plaited, toothed, sca- 

 brous ; branches and branchlets divaricating, flexuous. J; . G. 

 Flowers white, lined with red at the base. Involucel linear. 



Divaricate-branched Mallow. Fl. June, Sep. Clt 1792 

 Shrub 3 feet. 



69 M. RETI/SA (Cav. diss. 2. t. 21. f. 1.) pedicels solitary, 

 longer than the petioles ; leaflets of outer calyx lanceolate ; 



leaves oblong, very blunt, 3-lobed, toothed, villous. J? . G. 

 M. triloba, Thunb. prod. 118. Flowers yellow or pink. 



7Je<use-leaved Mallow. Fl. March, May. Clt. 1803. Shrub 

 4 feet. 



70 M. cAtYcfNA (Cav. diss. 2. p. 81. t. 22. f. 4.) pedicels 

 solitary, 1-flowered, twice as long as the leaves ; leaflets of outer 

 calyx ovate, acute, large ; leaves cordate, crenated, clothed with 

 rough hairs. Tj . G. Ker. bot. reg. 297. Flowers pale red. 



Large-calyxed Mallow. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1812. Sh. 4 ft. 



71 M. FRA'GRANS (Jacq. hort. vind. 3. t. 35.) pedicels 1- 

 flowered, solitary, length of petioles ; leaflets of outer calyx 

 lanceolate ; leaves cordate, 5-lobed, toothed ; branches red, 

 clammy. Jj . G. Cav. diss. 2. p. 72. t. 23. f. 3. Ker. bot. 

 reg. 296. M. scabrosa, Lin. amoen. acad. 4. p. 343. Flowers red. 



Fragrant Mallow. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1759. Shrub 6 ft. 



72 M. STRI'CTA (Jacq. hort. schoenbr. 3. p. 294.) pedicels soli- 

 tary, 1-flowered, length of petioles ; leaflets of outer calyx 

 rather linear ; leaves ovate, slightly 3-lobed, toothed, hairy. 



Tj . G. Corolla white, veined with red at the base. 

 Straight Mallow. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1805. Shrub 6 feet. 



73 M. BRYONJFOLIA (Lin. spec. 968.) pedicels solitary, 1 or 

 2-flowered, shorter than the petioles ; leaves cordate, slightly 

 5-lobed, blunt, clothed with very rough starry hairs. tj . G. 

 M. reflexa, Wendl. hort. herrenh. 1. t. 4. M. stellta, Thunb. 

 prod. 119.? Flowers purple or red ? 



Bryony-leaved Mallow. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1731. Sh. 4ft. 



74 M. GROSSULARLSFO* LIA (Cav. diss. 2. p. 71. t. 24. f. 2.) 

 pedicels solitary, 1 or 3-flowered, longer than the petioles ; leaflets 

 of outer calyx oblong-linear ; leaves sinuately-lobed, serrated, 

 rough, and are as well as branches hairy. Jj G. Ker. bot. 

 reg. 561. Dill. elth. 209. t. 169. f. 207. Flowers red, with 

 darker veins and white claws. 



Gooseberry-leaved Mallow. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1732. Shrub 

 3 to 6 feet. 



75 M. ASPE'RRIMA (Jacq. hort. Schoenbr. 2. t. 139.) pedicels 

 1 or 2-flowered, solitary, rather longer than the petioles ; leaflets 

 of outer calyx linear ; leaves 5-lobed, obtuse-toothed, very 

 rough ; terminal lobe elongated. Tj . G. Flowers white with a 

 red base. The whole plant is rough from stellate hairs. 



Very rough Mallow. Fl. Ju. Sept. Clt. 1796. Shrub 5 ft. 



7. Multijibrce. D. C. prod. 1. p. 434. Flowers purple or 

 white. Peduncles axillary, many-flonered. Outer calyx 3- 

 leaved. Leaves angular. 



76 M. LA'CTEA (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 448.) shrubby; leaves 

 angular, acute, cordate, villous ; petals obcordate, rather shorter 

 than the calyx ; peduncles panicled. Tj . G. Native of Mexico. 

 M. vitifolia, Cav. icon. 1. t. 30. Flowers milk-white. 



Milky- flowered Mallow. Fl. Jan. Feb. Clt. 1780. Sh. 4 ft. 



77 M. CAPITA' TA (Cav. diss. 5. t. 137. f. 1.) shrubby; leaves 

 5-lobed ; lobes pinnatifidly-jagged, toothed, intermediate one 

 elongated ; peduncles capitate, corymbose. Jj . G. Native of 

 Peru. Flowers pale violet-coloured with white claws. 



Capitate- flowered Mallow. Shrub 6 feet. 



78 M. MINIA'TA (Cav. icon. 3. t. 278.) stems fruticulose, 

 erect ; leaves ovate, 3-lobed, toothed, tomentose ; peduncles 

 axillary, racemose, few-flowered, but sometimes only 1-flowered. 



Tj.G. Native of ? Flowers vermilion. 



Fermi/ion-flowered Mallow. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1798. 

 PL 1 foot. 



79 M. MUNROA'NA (Dougl. in bot. reg. 1306.) plant clothed 

 with white tomentum ; stems ascending ; leaves roundish, cor- 

 date, somewhat 5-lobed, crenate ; involucel setaceous ; peduncles 

 axillary and terminal, panicled, 3-5-flowered. I/ . H. Native 

 of North America on the barren plains of the Columbia. Flowers 

 elegant, of a vermilion colour. 



