MALLOW FAMILY. Malvaceae. 



A pretty perennial, with several leaning 

 Siddlcea hairy stems, one or two feet tall, and darl 



tnalvaeflbra green leaves, Some plants have perfec 



pink flowers, an inch or more across, often ven 



5 P " ng . pale pink, and others have only rudimen 



California 



tary stamens and smaller flowers, usually 



deep pink in color, but the plant is very variable. This i I 

 common near the coast. It is sometimes called Wil(| 



Hollyhock. 



Mallow This is from Qne to three feet tall wit j 



Siddlcea Neo- , 



Mexic&na smooth, rather dark green leaves and ven 



Pink pretty, pale purplish-pink flowers witl 



Summer pale-yellow anthers and pinkish pistil 



nz *' a ' This grows in the mountains. 



Col., Wyo'.' There are many kinds of Malvastrunr 



natives of America and Africa; perennia 

 herbs or shrubs; the calyx often with three outer bracts 

 the stamen-column bearing anthers at the top; the stig 

 mas with round heads. The name is from the Greek 

 meaning "star-mallow." 



A very pretty desert plant, from six t( 

 bpotted Mallow . , . t1 , , . , _ 



Malvdstrum eight inches tall, the coloring or the flowers 



roiundijdlium stems, and leaves vivid and oddly con- 

 Pink trasting, for the stems are bright red and 



prmg hairy, and the leaves stiff, hairy, and 



Southwest , , , , , , 



bronze-green in color, while the lovelj 



globe-shaped flowers, which are over an inch across, arel 

 delicately shaded from lilac to rose outside and paler inside, 

 with conspicuous round blotches of orange-vermilion at 

 the base of each petal within. The calyx and buds are 

 very hairy, the petals each have a twist to one side, and 

 the mauve stamens form a pretty cluster in the center. 

 These flowers last a long time in water, closing at night and 

 opening again in the morning. 



288 



