MALLOW FAMILY. Malvaceae. 



A handsome shrub, from five to ten 

 False Mallow 



Maivdstrum feet hl g h woody below, with long, slender, 



Thurberi wandlike branches and thick, very downy, 



pin k light bluish-green leaves. The pretty lilac- 



pring, summer n j, fl owers are f rom O ne to nearly two 

 California 



inches across and pleasantly scented, and 



the foliage is soft and pretty in appearance, though rather 

 harsh to the touch, its pale tones blending harmoniously 

 with the delicate blossoms. This is common in southern 

 California. 



There are several kinds of Lavatera, mostly from the Old 

 World. 



This was planted in the mission gardens 

 Tree Alallow ^ 



Lavaiera " v tne Fathers and is now common around 



assurgcnti flora San Francisco. It is a branching shrub, 

 Pin k from six to fifteen feet high, with a twisted, 



California ^ rav ^ run ^ an< ^ ^ ar g e handsome leaves, 



light green and very soft and smooth to 

 the touch, paler and downier on the under side. The 

 flowers are handsome and conspicuous, two or three inches 

 across, with bright pink petals, warm and rich in tone, 

 beautifully striped with maroon and shading to yellowish- 

 white towards the center, with a purple pistil and grayish 

 anthers. The flowers and seed-vessels hang on curved 

 pedicels, like pipe-stems, giving a rather odd effect. The 

 leaves and twigs are very mucilaginous. 



There are many kinds of Sphaeralcea, much like Mal- 

 vastrum, except that they have two or three ovules, instead 

 of one, in each cavity of the ovary. The name is from the 

 Greek, meaning "globe-mallow," in allusion to the usually 

 roundish fruit. 



These graceful wands of brilliant bloom 

 Scarlet Mallow 



Sphaeralcea are ver y common in spring in Anzona. 



pedata The flowers are over an inch across, vivid 



Rec ^ yet delicate in color, shading from lumi- 



Sprmg nous scarlet to clear pale-orange. The 



Southwest 



buds are tipped with deeper red and the 



foliage is rather pale green, somewhat hairy and downy. 

 The stems are from one to two feet tall and bend slightly 

 to one side, swaying to and fro in the wind and displaying 

 their flaming blossoms to great advantage. 



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