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MAI.VA 



MALVAST.tUM 



MALVA (oil! Liitiii name from (.^iivok. refi-rrinsi to the 

 cniollioi\t lvs.1. M(Ui\icav. \'arioiis niimial, bionnial 

 aiui ix^n-nnial herbs, of considerable use in ornanionliil 

 HhuitinRS. . ,. . 



Knim miinorous sillied penera, Malva is distinguished 

 by the earjH^ls in a single whorl: ovules solitary, asceml- 



inj;: brai-tlets 3, 

 dislinet: earpels 

 not beaked or 

 a p ]! e n <1 a k '' d 

 w i t h i n . They 

 are hirsute or 

 nearly glabrous 

 plants: Ivs. 

 aiifiled, lobeil or 

 ^__ dissected: lis. 



^ J^?'ffi:^^'^'iLr' solitary in the 

 \^'^' ^^J^M""^ axils, or elus- 

 ""■^ J '^^j tcred, sessile or 



^,*\tJL ^-A' ^^^ peduncled; petals T), 



, j*^ notehed at the ajx'X. — 



"I Speeies in the neifjh- 



••* borhood of 30, in Vm., 



N. Afr., Asia; sev- 

 eral arc naturalized in 

 N. Amer. — Few of the 

 mallows are generally 

 in the trade. The most 

 conunon one is M. 

 moschata, alt hough M. 

 crispa is f recjucntly seen 

 in gardens for its tall 

 striking growth. They 

 require no special cul- 

 tural treatment. The 

 genus has been more 

 closely defined in re- 

 cent time, and some 



nnn. Fr. promitnnthj wrinkled-veiny. 

 sylvestris, I.inn. Biennial (perhaps sometimes annual 

 or perennial), 2-3 ft. higli, rough-hairy, liranehing: 

 Ivs. rather shari)ly .'j-7-lobed: fls. purple-rose, large; 

 petals 3 times length of calyx. Ku., Temp. .Xsia, way- 

 sides N. .Vmer. .\.(i. 13:171. Var. mauritiana. Mill. 

 (.1/. nKiiiritii'iiiii, binii.), has long been cult, in cottage 

 gardens abroad as the TuEi; Nl.M.i.ow. It is taller, 

 smoother and has more obtuse lobes. Var. zebrina, 

 llort. (.1/. zrbniia, llort.), has variable fls., usually 

 white strip(Hl with purple. 



AA. Fls. small and inconspicuous, whitishi 

 B. Lvs. rwl curled at the margins. 



rotundifblia, Linn. Fig. 2310. Common Mallow. 

 vSts. trailing from a strong, deep root: lvs. rounded 

 kiilney-shaped, crenate; If. -stalks very long: peduncles 

 rather slender. — (lommon biennial or perennial weed, 

 not cult.: intro. from Ku. and now common in bam-, 

 yards and waste places. The flat wrinkled fruits are 

 knowai to children as "cheeses." Also locally called 

 ".shirt-button plant." 



BB. Lvs. curled or puckered at the margin, 



crispa, Linn. Curled Mallow. Fig. 2311. Un- 

 branched annual, 4-S ft. high, leafy from base to top: 

 lvs. roiuKled, .'j-7-lobed or -angled, attractively crisped 

 anfl curled: fls. clustereil, almost sessile. Eu.; sparingly 

 escaped from olil gardens. Gn. 2, p. 315. — The elegantly 

 crisped lvs. are sometimes used for garnishing dishes. 

 Generally self-sows in gardens. It provides a stately 

 subject where stiff straight forms are desired; the sts. 

 sometimes attain a thickness of 3 in. at the base. 



A/. camj)(inulAta, Paxt.^Malvastrum. — M. capcnsis, Linn.^ 

 Malvastrum. — M. cocctnea, Nutt.^Malvastrum. — M. involucrata, 

 Torr. & Gray^Callirtioc. — M. laterilia, Hoolt. = Malva8trum. — 

 M. mini&ta, Cav.^Spha?ralcea. — M. Papdver, Cav.=CalIirhoe. — 

 M. pedAta, Ton*. & Gray=CaIlirhoe. — M. umbellala, Cav.= 



Spharalcea. 



2310. Malva rotundifolia. (XW 



2309. Malva moschata. ( X ?s) 



of the plants that belong in Callir- 

 hoe, Malvastnim, and Spha'ral- 

 cea are still likely to be listed 

 under Malva. 



A. Fls. large and shoimj, iyi-2 



in. across. 



B. Fr. doximy, not wrinkled. 



moschAta, Linn. MrsK Mai^ 



LOW. Fig. 2309. Perennial, 1-2 



ft. high, with simple pubescence: st.-lvs. S-parted and 



the parts 1-2-parted or cleft, the lobes being linear 



(If.-formation variable;: fls. rose or white; calyx with 



long, simple hairs. Ku.; cult, and escai)ed. R.H. Wh\ : 



3^1 _ — \ gfxxl old garden subject, with fls. varying in 



color shades, and nin wild in grass along roadsides. The 



white-fid. garden form is often listed as var. alba. 



BB. Fr. gMrrous, minutely 'wrinkled or veiny. 

 Alcea, Linn. Much like M. mo-ichala, but st.-lvs. only 

 (iTKX .5-part/;d or .5-cleft, with incised or toothed lobes: 

 fl.s. deep Tom: to white; calyx densely stellate-pubes(^ent. 

 Eu.; cult, and escaped. B.M. 2207. Gn.W. 4:74.'-.. 

 (pink, veined deeperj. Var. fastigiilta, Koch (M. 

 fanligitiUi, C-sv . jV/. .V/rwerm, Pollini). Lvs. less incised; 

 upijer at.-lv.s. •3-fid; intermediate ones .Vfid; lobes ob- 

 long, unequally dentate. B.M. 2793. (in. 7."j, p. 432. 



WiLHELM Miller. 

 L. H. B.t 



MALVASTRUM (name made from 

 Malva). Ma.lvacra'. False Mallow. 

 Mallow-like herbs grown with peren- 

 nials. 



From Malva and its allies it differs in 

 having short or capitate stigmas on the 

 style-branches rather than longitudinal 

 stigmas, and a single whorl of carpels. 

 From Malvaviscus it differs in having a 

 dry rather than a baccate fr., and in 

 other characters. Herbs 

 a n d undershrubs of 

 differing habit, some- 

 times low and diffuse 

 and sometimes tall: 

 lvs. various, entire, cor- 

 date or lobed: fls. scar- 

 let, orange or yellow, 

 short- pedun- 

 cled or nearly 

 sessile, axillary 

 or in terminal 

 spikes; calyx- 

 like involucel 

 wanting or of 

 2 or 3 bracts; 

 calyx 5 -cleft; 

 petals emargi- 

 nate or entire; 

 styles 5 or 

 more: carpels 

 few to many, 

 1-ovuled, near- 

 ly or quite in- 

 dehiscent and 

 2311. Malva crispa. (.x'A) falling away 



