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MALVACEAE. XXV. ANODA. XXVI. PERIPTERA. XXVII. SIDA. 



halbert-shaped ; pedicels longer than the leaves ; petals obovate, 

 longer than the calyx. () G. Native of Mexico. Flowers 

 small, blue. Sida acerifolia, Zucc. obs. no. 80. Sida hastata, 

 Sims, hot. mag. t. 1541. Sida quinqueloba, Moc. et Sesse, fl. 

 mex. ined. 



Maple-leaved Anoda. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1809. PI. 4 feet. 



7 A. PARVIFLORA (Cav. icon. 5. p. 19. t. 431.) lower leaves 

 cordate, angular, upper ones halbert-shaped ; pedicels shorter 

 than the leaves ; petals crenated, rather longer than the calyx. 

 Q. G. Native of New Spain in the valley called Queretaro. 

 Flowers pale-yellow. A. crenatiflora, Ort. dec. p. 96. Sida 

 crenatiflora, Pers. ench. 2. p. 247. 



Small-flowered Anoda. FL July, Aug. Clt. 1820. PI. 6 feet. 



Cult. These plants are not worth cultivating except in bo- 

 tanical gardens. The seeds only require to be sown on a hot-bed 

 frame in spring, and when the plants are of sufficient size they 

 should be transplanted separately into other pots, and about the 

 end of May they should be removed into the green-house, where 

 they will ripen seed. A mixture of loam and peat will suit 

 them well. The perennial species, A. incarnata, should be kept 

 in the stove, and may be easily increased by seeds, or cuttings. 



XXVI. PERI'PTERA (from irepnrTepa, periptera, a shuttle- 

 cock ; resemblance in shape of flower.) D. C. prod. 1. p. 459. 



LIN. SYST. Monadelphia, Polyandria. Calyx naked, 5-cleft. 

 Petals erect, spirally twisted into a tube, but at length becoming 

 distinct. Capsule stellately many-celled. Cells 1 -seeded. This 

 genus differs from Sida as Malvaviscus does from Hibiscus. 



1 P. PUNI'CEA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 459.) downy; lower leaves 

 cordate, somewhat 5-lobed, halbert-shaped, upper ones halbert- 

 shaped ; peduncles solitary, axillary ; petals erect, spatulate, 

 somewhat toothed at the apex, twice the length of the calyx. 

 fy . S. Native of New Spain. Flowers crimson. Sida peri- 

 ptera, Sims, hot. mag. t. 1644. Sida Malvaviscus, Moc. et Sesse, 

 fl. mex. icon. ined. Sidarubra, Tenor, hort. nap. A'noda puni- 

 cea, Lag. nov. gen. t. 21. An elegant plant. 



Crimson-fiovtered Periptera. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1814. 

 Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



2 P. MEGAPOTA'MICA ; smooth ; leaves subcordate, acuminated, 

 trifid, toothed, 5-nerved ; peduncles solitary, axillary, much 

 longer than the leaves ; petals at first conniving into a tube, 

 erect, much longer than the calyx, which is truncate at the base, 

 veined, pale ; genitals exserted. Tj . S. Native of Brazil on 

 the banks of the Rio Grande. Sida Megapot&mica, Spreng. syst. 

 tent, suppl. p. 1 9. Flowers probably pale-red. 



Rio Grande Periptera. Shrub 2 feet. 



Cult. These pretty little shrubs will thrive well in a mixture 

 of loam and peat, and cuttings will root freely in sand under a 

 hand-glass, but as they ripen seed in abundance this will not be 

 necessary. 



XXVII. SI'DA (a name given by Theophrastes to an aquatic 

 plant, which is believed to be analogous with Althaea.) Cav. 

 diss. p. 5. D. C. prod. 1. p. 459. Sida and Napae'a, Lin. Lam. 

 ill. t. 578 and 579. Sida Bastardia and Gaya, Kunth. malv. 

 p. 4. 



LIN. SYST. Monadelphia, Polyandria. Calyx naked, 5-cleft, 

 usually angular. Style multifid at the apex. Carpels capsular, 

 5-30, in a whorl around the central axis, more or less connected 



together, 1 -celled, 1 -seeded, mutic or awned at the apex. A 



very polymorphous genus, differing greatly from each other in 

 the structure of the fruit and seeds ; but notwithstanding we 

 consider it most adviseable to retain the whole under Sida, as 

 the carpology of the greater mass of the species are not suffi- 

 ciently known. 



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SECT. I. MALVI'NDA (a diminutive of Mdlva.) Medik. malv. 

 p. 23. D. C. prod. 1. p. 459. Carpels 5-12, 1-seeded, but not 

 bladdery. 



* Brevi-pedicellatce. Pedicels itsually not exceeding the petioles 

 in length. Leaves linear, lanceolate, oblong or ovate, seldom 

 cordate at the base. 



1 S. LINIFOLIA (Cav. diss. 1. p. 14. t. 2. f. 1.) leaves linear, 

 hairy, quite entire, much longer than the diameter of the flower ; 

 racemes terminal, corymbose ; carpels 5-8, almost awnless. 

 1? . S. Native of Peru, Cayenne, and St. Domingo. Malva hir- 

 suta gramineo folio, Aubl. guian. 2. p. 704. Flowers small, 

 scarcely 4 lines in diameter, white. 



Flax-leaved Sida. Fl. July. Clt. 1822. Shrub 2 feet. 



2 S. STELLA'TA (Torrey in anal. lye. new york, voL 2.) plant 

 beset with stellate pubescence ; leaves lanceolate, acute, erosely- 

 serrated, wrinkled ; pedicels axillary, 3-5-flowered, shorter than 

 the petioles ; flowers capitately glomerate ; carpels 12-14, with 

 2 mucrones, 1-2-seeded, with the sides reticulated at the base. 

 Tj . S. Native of North America on the Rocky Mountains. 



iS^e/toe-pubescent Sida. Shrub 1 foot ? 



8 S. BRACHYSTE'MON (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. 

 D. C. prod. 1. p. 459.) leaves linear, quite entire, hardly longer 

 than the diameter of the flower ; pedicels axillary, 1 -flowered, 

 length of the stipulas and petioles. 1j . S. Native of Mexico. 

 Flowers white, with a red centre. Stamens very short. 



Short-stamened Sida. Shrub 2 feet. 



4 S. PROSTRA'TA ; stem prostrate, pilose ; leaves lanceolate, 

 unequally serrated on short footstalks ; stipulas setaceous ; pedi- 

 cels short, 1 -flowered, axillary. fj.S. Native of Sierra Leone 

 in cultivated places. Flowers yellow. 



Prostrate Sida. Shrub prostrate. 



5 S. ANGUSTIFOLIA (Lam. diet. 1. p. 4.) leaves linear-lanceo- 

 late, toothed, with a spiny tubercle under the base of the petiole ; 

 pedicels axillary, usually solitary ; carpels 5, ending in 2 points. 

 fy . S. Native of the island of Bourbon. Flowers small, yellow. 

 Cav. diss. 1. p. 14. t. 2. f. 2. but not of Mill. S. ulmifolia, Retz, 

 obs. 3. p. 37. 



Narrow-leaved Sida. Fl. July, Sep. Clt. 1726. Shrub 3 ft. 



6 S. LINEARIS (Cav. icon. 4. p. 6. t. 312. f. 1.) leaves linear, 

 serrated, with a spiny tubercle under the base of the petiole ; pe- 

 dicels axillary, solitary ; carpels 1 0, mutic. Jj . S. Native of 

 New Spain. Flowers small, yellow, hardly open. 



Linear-leaved Sida. Shrub 1|. foot. 



7 S. SPINO'SA (Lin. spec. 960.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, tooth- 

 ed, with a spiny tubercle under the base of the petiole ; pedicels 

 axillary, solitary, shorter than the stipulas and petioles ; capsules 

 5, ending in 2 beaks. Q. S. Native of the East Indies, Egypt, 

 Senegal, and Jamaica. Cav. diss. 1. p. 11. t. 1. f. 9. Stewartia 

 corchoroides, Forsk. Flowers yellow. There is a variety of 

 this with somewhat cordate leaves. 



Spinose-leaved Sida. Fl. July, Sep. Clt. 1680. PI. 1 foot. 



8 S. ACU TA (Burm. ind. 147.) leaves linear-lanceolate, tooth- 

 ed, smooth ; pedicels axillary, solitary, length of stipulas and 

 petioles ; carpels 5, 2-beaked. T? . S. Native of Coromandel, 

 Java, and Cochin-china. Cav. diss. 1. p. 15. t. 2. f. 3. Pluk. 

 mant. 10. t. 334. f. 2. Rumph. amb. 6. p. 43. t. 18. S. scoparia, 

 Lour. coch. 2. p. 504. Flowers pale-yellow. 



-^cute-fruited Sida. Shrub 1 to 6 feet. 



9 S. A'LBA (Lin. spec. 960. but not of Cav.) leaves oblong- 

 ovate, somewhat cordate, obtuse, toothed ; pedicels equal in 

 length to the petioles ; carpels 5, 2-horned. Q. S. Native of 

 the East Indies. Dill. hort. elth. 2. t. 171. f. 210. Flowers 

 white. Pedicels solitary. 



White-fiovfered Sida. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1732. PI. 1 to 

 2 feet. 



