MALVACEAE 



Distinguished from all other Orders by the valvate calyx and columnar 

 stamens. 



VINE-LEAVED ABUTILON, Abutilon vitifoUum. 



Gardens. Hardy in Ireland and S. of England ; best against a wall, and in 

 many parts needs protection in winter. May — July. 



The genus Abutilon contains several species of showy shrubs usually 

 grown in the greenhouse, two of which are hardy in the south of England. 

 They are propagated by cuttings of the young wood inserted in a compost 

 of peat, leaf-mould, loam and sand, and placed in a temperature of 70° in 

 March. 



Flowers porcelain-blue, cupped, 3 ins. diam., axillary; Sepals 5, united 

 at base ; Petals 5, margins waved ; Stamens numerous, united at base ; Ovary 

 superior, style multifid at apex, violet ; Fruit a capsule. 



Leaves cordate, 5-7-lobed, lobes coarsely serrated, acuminate, reticulate, 

 bright green, paler beneath, petioles long. 



A deciduous shrub or small tree, 15-30 ft. 



Introduced from Chili, 1837. 



SYRIAN HIBISCUS, Hibiscus syriacus. 



Gardens, shrubberies. August. This handsome shrub is seldom planted now, 

 being for the most part replaced by some of the many garden varieties. They 

 thrive best in a sunny situation, and with a fair amount of moisture. Propagated 

 by cuttings under glass in spring. 



Floxvers white, 2 ins. diam., axillary, pedicels hardly longer than leaves ; Calyx 

 5-lobed, valvate in bud ; epicalyx of 5-7 bracts ; Petals 5, twisted in bud, blotched 

 at base with red or purple ; Stamens numerous, monadelphous ; Carpels 3-5 ; 

 Fruit a capsule. 



Leaves alternate, ovate, cuneate, 3-lobed, serrated, petiolate, stipulate, dark 

 green. 



A deciduous shrub, G-8 ft. ; Branehes erect, straight. 



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