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of many bracts, inner one nearly entire. 

 Styles united. Stigmas 5-10-headed. Capsule 

 5-10-celled. 



H. SYRIACUS, L-innceus. Leaves ovate, 

 wedge-shaped, deeply cut. Althaea frutex. 

 Native of Syria. 



A well-known small tree, although it is 

 most commonly seen as a shrub. Its flowers 

 constitute its chief value. These are of every 

 shade of color, even to the yellow, though 

 that variety is now scarce. It does best in a 

 deep rich loam, and will do well in any soil 

 but a wet one. It is best propagated from 

 seeds sown in spring, which will soon come 

 up and make good plants. They will also 

 do pretty well by cuttings put in early in 

 spring in light soil, in a warm yet somewhat 

 shaded situation. By layers they do very 

 well. 



Fine specimens, from fifteen to twenty 

 feet high, are common in the vicinity. 



Linnceus. Nat. Orel Eleagna- 

 ceae. Dioecia, Tetrandria, Linn. Barren flowers 

 in catkins. Anthers linear, without filaments. 

 Fertile flowers solitary. Calyx tubular, 



