MALVACEAE. II. MALVA. III. SPH.ERALCEA. IV. MODIOLA. 



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Munro's Mallow. Fl. May, Oct. CIt. 1827. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 



80 M. ? OPERCULA'TA (Cav. diss. 2. t. 35. f. 1.) shrubby, 

 tomentose ; leaves angular, 5-lobed ; intermediate lobe largest ; 

 peduncles axillary, racemose ; flowers leaning to one side ; 

 carpsule operculate. t? . G. Native of Peru in sandy places. 

 Flowers pale purple. 



Lidded- capsuled Mallow. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1795. Sh. 3 ft. 



81 M. PERUVIA'NA (Lin. spec. 968.) plant herbaceous, erect ; 

 leaves palmatifid ; spikes axillary ; flowers leaning to one side ; 

 carpels denticulated. () H. Native of Peru. Jacq. hort. 

 vind. t. 156. Cav. diss. 2. p. 68. t. 19. f. 1. M. exasperata, 

 Moench. Corolla small, violet. 



Peruvian Mallow. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1759. PI. 4 feet. 



82 M. LIME'NSIS (Lin. spec. 968.) plant herbaceous, erect ; 

 leaves 7-lobed, wrinkled ; spikes axillary ; flowers leaning to 

 one side ; carpels smooth. O- H. Native of Peru at Lima. 

 Jacq. hort. vind. 1. 141. Cav. diss. 2. p. 69. t. 19. f. 2. M. 

 lae'vis, Moench. Corolla blue. 



Lima Mallow. Fl. July. Clt. 1768. PI. 1 to 4 feet. 



83 M. ACAU'LIS (Cav. diss. 2. p. 82. t. 35. f. 2.) plant her- 

 baceous, stemless ; leaves all radical, angular, toothed ; teeth 

 with two bristles ; peduncles rising from the root, many-flowered. 

 %. G. Native of Peru on the Andes. Flowers yellowish. 



Stemless Mallow. PI. -| foot. 



SECT. II. MALA'CHIA (fj.a\axi, malache, a mallow). D. C. 

 prod. 1 . p. 435. Involucel or outer calyx 5 or 6-leaved ; 

 leaflets linear. Carpels 5, 1 -seeded, distinct, indehiscent. 



84 M. HiBisciFOLiA (Desrous. in diet. enc. 3. p. 748.) leaves 

 ovate, acuminated, somewhat angular, serrated, soft, villous ; 

 pedicels a little shorter than the petioles ; involucel 5-leaved. 



Jj . S. Native of Bourbon. Flowers red. 

 Hibiscus-leaved Mallow. Shrub 6 feet? 



85 M. BORYA'NA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 435.) leaves 5-angled, 

 toothed, acute, pubescent ; pedicels very short ; involucel 6- 

 leaved. fj ? S. Native of Bourbon. Lobes of calyx 3-nerved 

 at the base. Flowers not seen, but they are probably red. 



Bory's Mallow. Shrub. 



f Species not sufficiently known. 



86 M. ORIENTA'LIS (Mill. diet. no. 3.) stem erect, herbaceous ; 

 leaves lobed, obtuse, crenated. O- H. Native of the Levant. 

 Flowers large, beautiful red. 



Eastern Mallow. Fl. Jul. Sept. Clt. ? PL 1 to 2 feet. 



Cult. The stove species of Mallow will succeed in any kind 

 of rich soil, and cuttings of them will strike root freely if planted 

 in light soil with a hand-glass placed over them. The green- 

 house species will grow in the same kind of soil as the stove 

 species, and are propagated in the same manner ; most of them 

 are worth cultivating for ornament, but particularly those be- 

 longing to the section Capenses. The hardy perennial species 

 should be planted in the open border, and they may either be en- 

 creased by dividing the plants at the root or by seed. The most 

 ornamental species are M. moschata, Morenii alcea, Munroana, 

 and purp'urata. The annual species only require to be sown in 

 the open ground, but none of them are worth cultivating, unless 

 in general collections, except M. Mauritanica, trimestris, and 

 Limensis. 



III. SPHJiRA'LCEA (from atyaipa, spJiaira, a globe, and 

 Alcea, Marsh-Mallow ; in allusion to the disposition of the car- 

 pels.) St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 209. Malva, sect. iii. Sphaeroma, 

 D. C. prod. l.p. 435. 



LIN. SVST. Monadelphia, Polydndria. Calyx 5-cleft, girded 

 by a shorter deciduous 3-leaved involucel. Carpels many, 

 separable, verticillate, 2-3-seeded, opening by 2 little valves on 

 VOL. i PART v. 



the back, disposed into a globular head. Seeds kidney-shaped. 

 Trees or shrubs, with toothed or 3-5-lobed leaves. Peduncles 

 axillary at the tops of the branches, 1 -flowered or umbel- 

 lately, or racemosely 2-many-flowered. Flowers reddish or flesh- 

 coloured. This genus has lately been divided from Mdlva by 

 M. Auguste St. Hilaire; we shall therefore retain the authorities 

 for the species under that genus. 



1 S. CISPLATI'NA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 210.) stem shrubby, 

 slender ; leaves ovate, somewhat 3-lobed, toothed or crenate, 

 tomentose beneath ; flowers axillary, racemose, secund ; leaflets 

 of involucel setaceous, fj . S. Native of Brazil in the pro- 

 vince of Cisplatine, where the plant is called Malvalisco. It is 

 employed in fomentations in diseases of the chest. 



Var, fl, quercifblia (St. Hil. 1. c.) stems looser ; leaves longer, 

 blunter, cuneate at the base, and obsoletely crenated. 



Cisplatine Globe-Mallow. Fl. Dec. Jan. Shrub 6 feet. 



2 S. UMBELLA'TA (Cav. icon. 1. t. 95.) leaves sub-peltate, 

 5-lobed, obtuse ; peduncles axillary, umbelliferous ; leaflets of 

 involucel obovate, somewhat stipitate, deciduous. Ty . S. Na- 

 tive of New Spain on the declivities of mountains. Flowers 

 large, of fiery violet-colour. Lod. bot. cab. 222. 



f/wi6e^a<e-flowered Globe-Mallow. Fl. Jan. April. Clt. 

 1814. Shrub 10 feet. 



3 S. ROSEA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 

 prod. 1. p. 435.) leaves sub-peltate, 5-lobed, acute ; peduncles 

 axillary, 1-3 -flowered ; leaflets of involucel ovate, sessile. ^ . G. 

 Native of Mexico. Flowers rose-coloured. Leaflets of invo- 

 lucel 3-nerved. Very like M. umbellata. 



Rose-coloured-Aowered Globe-Mallow. Shrub 4 feet. 



4 S. ABUTILOIDES (Lin. spec. 971.) leaves 5-angled, tomen- 

 tose ; peduncles axillary, bifid, few-flowered ; leaflets of involu- 

 cel oblong-linear, small ; fruit globose. Ij . G. Native of the 

 Bahama islands, and on the sea-coast of Carolina. Jacq. hort. 

 Schoenbr. 3. t. 293. Sims, bot. mag. 2544. Flowers large, 

 purple. Leaves cordate, 5-7-lobed. 



Abutilon-like Globe-Mallow. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1725. 

 Shrub 20 feet. 



5 S. OBTUSI'LOBA ; plant clothed with stellate tomentum ; 

 leaves cordate, somewhat 5-lobed, crenated ; lobes very blunt ; 

 peduncles axillary and terminal, corymbosely-racemose, many- 

 flowered ; flowers crowded ; involucel of 3 linear leaflets ; 

 segments of calyx ovate. Jj G. Native of Chili in the vici- 

 nity of Valparaiso. Malva obtusfloba, Hook. bot. mag. t. 2787. 

 Petals obcordate, purple, with darkish claws. 



Obtuse-lobed-leaved. Globe Mallow. Fl. July. Clt. 1827. 

 Shrub 8 to 4 feet. . 



6 S. E'ISGANS (Cav. diss. 2, t. 16. f. 1.) leaves 3-parted, 

 canescent, jagged, intermediate lobe trifid ; pedicels axillary, 1- 

 flowered, a little shorter than the petioles ; fruil globose. ^ . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Jacq. 'toll. 4. t. 6. f. 1. 

 Flowers pink or yellowish-red. Carpels 3-seeded. 



Elegant Globe-Mallow. Fl. June, July. Shrub 4 feet. 



7 S. ANGUSTIFOLIA (Cav. diss. 2. p. 64. t. 20. f. 1.) leaves 

 lanceolate, toothed, powdery ; peduncles axillary, solitary, or 

 in pairs, 1 or few-flowered ; leaflets of involucel setaceous, deci- 

 duous. ^2 G. Native of Mexico. Cav. icon. 1. p. 48. t. 

 68. Sweet, fl. gard. icon. Flowers pink. 



Narrow-leaved Globe Mallow. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1780. 

 Shrub 3 or 4 foot. 



Cult. The species of Sphceralcea will thrive in any light 

 soil, and ripened cuttings will strike root if planted in the same 

 kind of soil, under a hand-glass. All the species bear elegant 

 flowers. 



IV. MODI V OLA (from modiolus, the nathe of a wheel, in al- 

 lusion to the whorled position of the carpels). Moench, meth. 

 SO 



