62 FLOWERING PLANTS OF THE RIVIERA 



calyx. Carpels glabrous, rugose, yellowish at maturity, with conical central 

 axis. 



Fields. June-July. 



L. trimestris L. An annual, greener and rather hispid ; with deeper rose 

 large flowers, and carpels whose central axis is an orbicular concave disk. 

 Cultivated fields and hill-sides of the littoral, rather rare. April-July. 



ALTH/GA L. 



A. officinalis L. Marsh Mallow. Leaves white-tomentose or felted, scarcely 

 lobed, but irregularly toothed. Plant 2-3 ft. high, leafy. Peduncles many 

 flowered, shorter than the leaves. Flowers pale pink, large. Stipules falling. 



Damp meadows and sides of ditches. June-September. 



A. cannabina L. Hemp-leaved Mallow. Leaves green, hairy, with 5 

 deep lobes of which the central is very long. Stipules linear, persistent. Ped- 

 uncles i or 2 flowered, longer than the leaf. Flowers red. Plant 4-5 ft. high. 



Grassy places, road-sides. June-August. 



A. hirsuta L. Hispid Mallow. A hispid annual, about a foot high. 

 Leaves green, with 5 almost equal lobes, toothed; lower leaves orbicular- 

 crenate. Flowers pale pink, single on long peduncles. Epicalyx with lanceo- 

 late-acute bracteoles. Carpels glabrous, rugose, rounded at the back. 



Light sandy ground, borders of fields, etc. May-July. 



A. pallida W. et K. is an Eastern species, now spread here and there in the 

 Var. Plant 3-6 ft. high, robust. Leaves green. Flowers very large, red. 



Abutilon Avicennse Gaertn., has been found near Toulon and Hyeres, 

 probably naturalized. Hibiscus Trionum L. is an Eastern and Italian plant 

 found in fields by the R. Gapeau near Hyeres (not native). 



HYPERICACE^E. 



Sepals very unequal; stamens ins bundles ANDROS^MUM. 



Sepals almost equal ; stamens in 3 bundles HYPERICUM. 



ANDROS/EMUM L. 



A. officinale All. = Hypericum Androsfemum L. Tutsan. Shrubby. 

 1-2 ft. high. Leaves sessile, ovate or oblong, 1-3 in., glands very minute, close. 

 Petals very oblique, yellow. Cymes corymbose, few flowered. Buds often red. 

 Sepals large, oval-obtuse, not ciliate. " Berry " black when ripe. 



Damp woods and ravines in the hills and mountains. June-July. 



HYPERICUM L. ST. JOHN'S WORT. 



* Sepals entire or nearly so. 



H. perforatum L. Common St. John's Wort. Stem erect, 2 ridged, 1-3 

 ft. Leaves oblong, with pellucid glands and veins. Sepals acute, glandular, 

 entire. Styles as long as the capsule. Cymes corymbose, many flowered. 

 Flowers i in. diameter, bright yellow. 



Fields and hill-sides, very common. May-July. 



H. tetrapterum Fr. = H. quadrangulum DC. = H. acutum Mcench. 

 Square stalked St. John's Wort. Stem erect, narrowly 4 winged, 1-2 ft. Leaves 

 broadly ovate or oblong, sometimes cordate, glands pellucid. Sepals lanceolate- 

 acuminate eglandular ; styles shorter than the capsule. Cymes dense-flowered. 



Moist places and borders of streams. June-August. 



H. austral e Ten. Stems ascending, 8-12 in., often reddish. Leaves 

 elliptic or linear oblong, obtuse, edged with black dots, glaucous above. Sepals 

 oblong-lanceolate, acute, slightly glandular-ciliate, almost entire. Flowers 

 large, yellow veined with red. Capsule ovate, slightly longer than calyx. 



Grassy slopes and sandy places. May-June. 



