Voi,. II.] MALLOW FAMILY. 



3. Malva verticillata L,. Whorled Mallow. (Fig. 2417.) 



Malva verticillata ~L,. Sp. PI. 689. 1753. 



Annual, erect, glabrous or nearly so, 4-6 high. 

 Leaves nearly orbicular with 5-11 shallow, angular den- 

 tate lobes, petioles elongated; flowers white or whitish, 

 sessile, clustered in the axils, about the size of those of M. 

 rotundifolia; petals about twice the length of the calyx- 

 lobes; carpels rugose-reticulated. 



In waste places, Vermont. Fugitive or adventive from 

 Europe. Summer. 



Malva verticillata crispa I,. Sp. PI. 689. 1753. 

 Malva crispa I,. Sp. PI. Ed. 2, 970. 1763. 



Margins of the leaves wrinkled and crisped. In waste places, 

 sparingly escaped from gardens. Nova Scotia to Minnesota 

 and New Jersey. Introduced from southern Europe or west- 

 ern Asia. This is the form shown in our figure. Known as 

 Curled Mallow. Summer. 



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4. Malva moschata L. Musk Mallow. 

 (Fig. 2418.) 



Malva moschata I,. Sp. PI. 690. 1753. 



Perennial, erect, i-2 high, branching, pubescent 

 with long hairs, or glabrate. Basal leaves orbicular, 

 3'-4' wide, with 5-9 short broad rounded dentate 

 lobes; stem-leaves deeply divided into linear or cune- 

 ate, pinnatifid or cleft segments; flowers i^ / -2 / broad, 

 pink or white, racemosely clustered at the summits of 

 the stem and branches; petals obcordate or emargin- 

 ate, 5-8 times as long as the triangular-ovate acute 

 calyx-lobes; carpels 15-20, densely hairy, rounded on 

 the back. 



In waste places and along roadsides, occasional in the 

 Middle, Southern and Eastern States and in Canada. Ad- 

 ventive from Europe. Plant with a faint odor of musk. 

 Summer. 



5. Malva Alcea L/. European Mallow. 

 (Fig. 2419.) 



Malva Alcea L. Sp. PI. 689. 1753. 



Similar to the preceding species, but the stem-leaves 

 are only once 5-y-parted or cleft, the lobes dentate or in- 

 cised; pubescence shorter and denser; flowers pink, pur- 

 plish or white; petals obcordate; carpels glabrous, very 

 finely rugose-reticulated. 



In waste places, occasionally escaped from gardens, 

 duced from Europe. Summer. 



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