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NATURAL mSTOJiY OF PLANTS. 



variously shaped terminal clusters, sometimes corymbiform ; invo- 

 lucel under flower *3-6-fid (Lavatera), or 6-9-fid (JEhcalthaa, Alcea), 

 encircling the base {Temperate Regions of Old World, rarely Sub- 

 trqpical, Canary Isles, Australia 1 ). 



44. Sidalcea A Gray. 2 — Perianth nearly of Malva ; calyx 5-fid. 

 Stamens oo, apex of column double ; exterior in 5 phalanges, apex 

 4-30 -antheriferous ; interior divided into go filaments. Grermen of 

 Malva; cells 5-10; style branches same in number, filiform, in- 

 wardly longitudinally stigmatiferous. Mature carpels membranous, 

 erostrate, indehiscent, separating from short axis. Seed ascendent 

 (of Malva). — A herb ; habit of Malva ; leaves sometimes lobed or 

 partite ; flowers ecalyculate, 3 in spikes or terminal racemes ; pedicels 

 or short {North Western America 4 ). 



45. Napsea L. 5 — Flowers dioecious (nearly of Malva) calyx 5- 

 dentate, valvate ; apex of stamina! column divided into go filaments. 

 Germen S-10-locular, style branches equal in number, inwardly lon- 

 gitudinally stigmatiferous. Carpels 8-10 erostrate at maturity, in- 

 dehiscent or sub-2-valved, separating finally from short axis ; seed 

 ascending (of Malva). — Loftly perennial herbs, leaves alternate, 

 more or less deeply partite ; flowers 6 ecalyculate, in false fasciculate- 

 umbelliferous cymes at summit of branches ; cymes in large much 

 ramified subcorymbose clusters {North America 7 ). 



46. Sida L. 8 — Calyx 5-dentate or 5-fid. Corolla of Malva. Sta- 



1 Spec, ad 30. Cat., Diss., ii., 94, 27-32 — 

 Reichb., Ic. Fl. Germ., v. t. 172-178. — Geen. 

 & Gode., Fl. de Fr., i. 292 {Lavatera), 294 — 

 Wali\, Bep., i. 290, 291 (Lavatera) ; ii. 788 

 {Lavatera) ; Ann., i. 98, 99 j ii. 138 ; iv. 297 ; 

 vii. 383, 386 (Lavatera). K 



2 Plant. Fendler, 18 ; Gen. Ill,, t. 120.— B, 

 H. Gen,, 201, n. 8. 



3 Pinkish-purple or white. 



4 Spec. 8. Hook. & Aen., Beech. Voj/„ Bot., 

 t. 76 (Sida). — Bot. Beg., t. 1036 (Sida). — 

 Walp., Ann,, ii. 150; iv. 309. 



5 Gen., n. 838. — J., G,n., 273. — Endl.. 

 Gen,, n. 5289 (part,).— B. 11., Gen,, 201, n. 9. 



6 Small, white. 



7 Spec. 1. iV. scabra L., Syst., 750. — A. 

 Geat, Gen. III., t. 119.— Walp., Ann., ii. 151. 

 — Sida dioica Cav., Diss., v. 278, t. 132, fig. 2. 

 DC, Prodr., i. 466, n, 89. 



8 Gen. n. 837. — Adaks., Fam. des FL, ii. 

 398.— J., Gen., 273.— Lamk., Diet., i. 3; 

 Suppl., 1, 2 (part.). — DC., Prodr., i. 450.— 

 Spach, Suit, a Bvffon, iii. 397. — Enul., Gen., 

 n. 5289. — Ducutee, in Ann. Sc. Nat., ser. 3, iv. 

 143.— Payee, Thhe Malvac., 17.— A. Geat, 

 Gen. Ill, t. 123.— P. H., Gen,, 203, 982, n. 16. 



— H. Bn., in Payer Fam. Nat., 280. — Stevartia 

 Foest., Fl. JSg.-arab., 126.- Malvinda Medik., 

 Malv., 23 (ex Endl.). 



