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bottoms, "Wis., 111. to Ark. A handsome but rather rough species, 2 to 3f high. 

 Root fasiform. Lvs. 2 to 3' by 1 to 2', on long, hairy petioles, thick. Fls. nearly 

 as large (!' diam.) as those of M. sylvestris. Beak of the carpels horizontal, a 

 mere angle. JL, Aug. (Callirrhoe Gray. M. Houghtonii, 1st ed.) 

 5 M. papaver Cav. POPPY MALLOW. Lvs. palmately 3 to 5-parted, on long 

 petioles, segments oblong or linear, entire or toothed ; fls. on very long peduncles. 

 '1\. G-a., Fla. to La. A curious species, strongly reminding one of the poppy 

 (Papaver Rheas) in the form and size of the bright red or purple fls., and the very 

 long (5 to 8'), upright peduncles. Sts. branched from the base, scabrous, ascend- 

 ing 12 to 18'. Lvs. variable, the lobes usually quite narrow and open, 2 to 3' 

 long. Petals erose-crenulate. Involucel (rarely wanting) shorter than the calyx. 

 May Aug. (Nuttallia, Graham.) 



6 M. moschata L. MUSK MALLOW. St. erect; radical Ivs. reniform, incised, 

 cauline ones 5-parted; the segments linear-cuneiform, incisely lobed ; peduncles 

 .shorter than the leaves. Native of Britain. St. 2f high, branched. Fls. large 

 and handsome, rose-colored. The whole herb gives out a musk-like odor in 

 favorable weather. Jl. f 



3. LAVATERA, L. (Named in honor of the two Lavaters, physicians 

 of Zurich.) Calyx subtended by an involucel of 3 united bracteoles ; 

 stigmas oo, filiform ; carpels oo, 4-celled, 1-seeded, indehiscent, arranged 

 circularly as in Malva. 



1 L. arborea L. TREE MALLOW. Lvs. 7-angled, downy, plicate ; ped. 

 1-flowered, clustered in f he axils, much shorter than the petiole. (J2) A splendid 

 plant for borders or shrubberies, from Europe. Hight about 6f. Fls. purple. 

 Sept., Oct. f 



2 L. Thuringiaca L. Lvs. somewhat downy; lower ones angular, upper 

 3-lobed, the middle lobe largest; ped. solitary in each axil. If. From Germany. 

 Hight 4f Fls. light-blue. Sept. 



3 L. triloba "Willd. St. and Ivs downy; Ivs. subcordate, roundish, obscurely 

 3-lobed above, crenate; ped. solitary, aggregated at topV of stem; seps. acu- 

 minate, slightly larger than invol. Gardens. Hight 2 3f. Fls. light purple. 

 Jn., JL f Spain. 



4. MODIOLA, Moench. (Lat. modiolus, a certain measure ; from the 

 fancied resemblance of the fruit to a basket.) Calyx 5-cleft, with an 

 involucel of 3 bractlets at base; stigmas 15 20, capitate; carpels 

 same number, 2-seecled, transversely 2-celled, 2-valved. - Prostrate, 

 with cleft Ivs. and small flowers. 



M. multifida Mcench. St. rooting at the joints ; Ivs. roundish, cordate. 

 3 5 cleft, segm. cut-toothed; ped. soon longer than the petioles. Car., Ga., and 

 Fla. Diffusely spreading 1 2f. thinly hirsute. Lvs. about 1' broad, on petioles 

 of similar length. Fls. o G' ; diam., purplish red, opening only in sunshine at 

 midday. Carp, each opening by 2 valves, the valves each tipped with a slender 

 beak. May JL 



5. NAP^EA, Clayt. (Gr. vdr>r\, a wooded valley between mountains, 

 where Clayton discovered the plant.) Involucel none ; calyx 5-toothed ; 

 fls. dio3cious ; styles 6 8, with filiform stigmas ; carpels as many, 

 1-seeded, indehiscent, beakless, circularly arranged. 2 Tall, with 

 large, palmately divided Ivs. and small white fls. in leafy panicles. 



N. dioica L. A rare plant, in rocky valleys and deep shades, Penn., Ya., to 111. 

 Sts. slender, nearly smooth, 4 6f high, supported by other plants. Lvs. rather 

 rough, 7 11 -parted, the segm. linear-lanceolate, coarsely toothed, 3 6' long, 

 acuminate, upper Ivs. 5-parted, much smaller. Fls. 4 5" diam. Petals twice 

 longer than the calyx. Aug. (Sida dioica Cav.) 



