468 



MALVACEAE. VI. ALTHJEA. VII. LAVATERA. 



the petioles ; involucel and calyx 5-cleft. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Urena pilosa, Burch. cat. no. 2557. 

 Burchell's Hollyhock. PI. ? 



21 A. BORBONICA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 438.) stem erect, villous 

 .at the bottom, upper part as well as leaves velvety ; leaves cor- 

 date, some of them somewhat 5-lobed, grossly toothed; pedicels 

 axillary, 1 -flowered, twice as long as the petioles; involucel 

 ciliated at the base, tj ? I/ ? S. Native of the island of 

 Bourbon at the river St. Dionysius. A species nearly allied to 

 A. Burchellii. 



Bourbon Hollyhock. PI. ? 



t A species not sufficiently known. 



22 A. CRE'TICA (Weinm. in syll. pi. nov.). This species is 

 said to come very near to A. acaulis, but we know nothing 

 further of it. 



Cretan Althaea. PI. J foot. 



Cult. Most of the species are worth cultivating for ornament, 

 particularly those belonging to the section Alcea or Holly- 

 hock. They will all thrive in any kind of common garden soil. 

 The herbaceous perennial kinds may be either increased by 

 dividing the plants at the root or by seeds. The biennial and 

 annual species only require to be sown in the open border in 

 spring, and the plants should be transplanted separately when of 

 sufficient size. The stove species are propagated in the same 

 manner as the hardy species. 



VII. LAVATE'RA (named by Tournefort in honour of the 

 two Lavaters, physicians of Zurich, and naturalists.) Lin. gen. 

 no. 842. Lam. ill. t. 582. D. C. prod. 1. p. 438. 



LIN. SYST. Monadelphia, Polydndria. Calyx 5-cleft, girded by 

 a 3 or 5-cleft involucel ; leaflets joined, especially to the middle. 

 Carpels capsular, 1 -seeded, disposed into an orb around the 

 axis, which is variously dilated above the fruit. 



SECT. I. STE GIA (from artyos, stegos, a covering, in allusion 

 to the expanded receptacle concealing the ovaries.) D. C. fl. fr. 

 4. p. 835. prod. 1. p. 438. Receptacle or axis of fruit expanded 

 at the apex into a disk, which conceals the ovaries. 



1 L. TRIME'STRIS (Lin. spec. 974.) stem herbaceous, 

 scabrous; leaves smoothish, roundish-cordate, upper ones 

 lobed ; pedicels solitary ; orb of receptacle perfectly concealing 

 the carpels. Q. H. Native of Syria and Spain. Jacq. hort. 

 t. 72 Cav. diss. 2. p. 90. t. 3. f. 1. Curt. bot. mag. 109. 

 Stegia Lavatera, D. C. fl. fr. no. 4525. Flowers rose-coloured. 

 A tall spreading elegant plant. 



Var. ft, albiflora ; flowers white. 



Three-monthly Lavatera. Fl. July, Sep. Clt. 1633. PI. 3 

 to 6 feet. 



2 L. PSEU'DO-O'LBIA (Poir. suppl. 3. p. 309.) stem shrubby; 

 leaves tomentose, lower ones 5-lobed ; pedicels aggregate ; orb of 

 receptacle half concealing the carpels, fy . F. Native ? L. 

 undulata, Desf. arbr. 1. p. 471. not of Mill. Flowers pale 

 purple. Habit almost of the following section. 



False-Olbia Lavatera. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1817. Sh. 5 ft. 



SECT. II. O'LBIA (L. O'lbia grows in the environs of d'Hieres 

 in Provence; in Latin called O'lbia.) Medik. malv. p. 41. 

 D. C. prod. 1. p. 438. Receptacle of fruit central, conical, pro- 

 truding. 



3 L. PHCENI'CEA (Vent. malm. t. 120.) stem arboreous ; leaves 

 acutely 5-lobed, toothed, smoothish; peduncles solitary, 3-5- 

 flowered ; involucel caducous. Tj . G. Native of Madeira and 

 of Africa. Cultivated in the gardens of the Canary Islands, 

 whence it has been introduced into Europe. L. coccinea, Dietr. 

 Flowers large, scarlet. 



Scarlet Lavatera. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1816. Tree 10 feet. 



4 L. ACERIFOLIA (Cav. el. hort. madr. p. 20.) stem shrubby ; 



leaves acutely 5-lobed, rather toothed, smoothish ; pedicels 

 solitary, 1 -flowered. fj . G. Native of Teneriffe. D. C. cat. 

 hort. monsp. p. 121. Lois. herb. amat. p. 322. Flowers pale* 

 lilac. 



Maple-leaved Lavatera. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. Sh. 6 ft. 



5 L. Ju LH (Burch. cat. no. 2604.) stem shrubby ; leaves 3- 

 5-lobed, hoary-tomentose beneath, with obtuse lobes ; terminal 

 lobe longest ; peduncles somewhat racemose ; involucel 3-parted. 

 Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. This plant should 

 perhaps have been enumerated amongst Malva. Flowers red ? 



Julius's Lavatera. Shrub 5 feet. 



G L. HI'SPIDA (Desf. atl. 2. p. 118. t. 171.) stem shrubby, 

 rough from fascicles of hairs ; leaves canescent, 5-lobed, upper 

 ones 3-lobed or undivided ; flowers almost sessile ; involucel 

 3-parted, large, and very hairy. ^ F- Native of Algiers in 

 hedges. Flowers rose-coloured, solitary. 



Hispid Lavatera. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1804. Shrub 8 feet. 



7 L. AFRICA NA (Cav. diss. 5. p. 282. t. 139. f. 1.) stem 

 shrubby, rather tomentose from flocky down ; leaves canescent, 

 all bluntly 5-lobed ; pedicels twin, equal in length to the 

 petioles ; involucel 3-parted, tomentose. J? . F. Native of 

 Spain and the north of Africa. According to Willdenow this is a 

 variety of L. hispida. Flowers pale-purple. 



African Lavatera. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. Sh. 4 to 6 ft. 



8 L. O'LBIA (Lin. spec. 972.) stem shrubby, rather scabrous 

 from distant fascicles of hairs ; leaves soft, woolly, 5-lobed, 

 upper ones 3-lobed, with the middle lobe elongated ; uppermost 

 leaves oblong, almost undivided ; flowers solitary, sessile. tj . F, 

 Native of Provence in hedges about d'Hieres. Lob. icon. t. 

 653. f. 2. Flowers reddish-purple on short pedicels. 



Olbia Lavatera. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 1570. Shrub 6 feet. 



9 L. UNGUICULA^TA (Desf. arbr. 1. p. 471.) stem shrubby, 

 tomentose from starry down ; leaves tomentose on both surfaces, 

 acutely 5-lobed, upper ones 3-lobed ; flowers solitary, on short 

 pedicels. T? . F. Native of the island of Samos. Very like 

 L. Olbia, and is often found in gardens under that name. 

 Flowers lilac. 



CVawW-petalled Lavatera. Fl. Jul. Sept. Clt. 1807. Sh. 6ft. 



10 L. MOSCHA'TA (Mor. elench. sard. p. 9.) plant clothed with 

 stellate tomentum ; stem shrubby ; leaves waved, curled, with 

 5 obsolete, rounded lobes ; upper leaves 3-lobed ; stipulas leafy ; 

 peduncles axillary, aggregate, 1 -flowered, shorter than the pe- 

 tioles ; involucel 3-parted. Jj F. Native of Sardinia. Corolla 

 purplish. Receptacle conical, exserted. The whole plant 

 smells strongly of musk. 



Musky-scented Lavatera. Fl. May. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



1 1 L. MICANS (Lin. spec. 972.) stem shrubby ; leaves 7- 

 angled, acute, crenated, plaited, tomentose ; racemes terminal. fj . 

 F. Native of Spain and Portugal. Moris, oxon. sect. 5. t. 17. 

 f. 9. L. bryonifolia, Mill. diet. no. 11. Leaves on the upper 

 surface at the margins furnished with sulphur-coloured micae, 

 which glitter in the sun. Flowers purplish. 



Glittering-leaved Lavatera. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1796. 

 Shrub 4 feet. 



12 L. LUSITA'NICA (Lin. spec. 973.) stem shrubby ; leaves 

 7-angled, tomentose, plaited ; racemes terminal, fj . F. Native 

 of Portugal. L. undulata, Mill. diet. no. 10. Flowers purple. 



Portuguese Lavatera. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1748. Sh. 4 ft. 



13 L. FLA VA (Desf. atl. 2. p. 119. t. 172.) stem herbaceous, 

 downy ; leaves rather tomentose, roundish, obsoletely 3-lobed ; 

 pedicels axillary, aggregate. O H. Native of the north of 

 Africa near Mascar in cultivated fields, and of Sicily. L. Agre- 

 gentina, Tineo. pi. sic. 1. p. 13. L. Empedoclis, Reeuch. 

 Flowers yellow, about the size of those of L. O'lbia. 



Yellow-dowered Lavatera. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. PL 

 3 or 4 feet. 



