MALLOW FAMILY. Malvaceae. 



A handsome shrub, from five to ter 

 False Mallow * , 111 -^11 i 



Malvdstrum feet hl g h wood y below, with long, slender 



Thurberi wandlike branches and thick, very downy 



Pi Qk light bluish-green leaves. The pretty lilac 



Spring, summer ink flowers are f rom one to nea rly tw( 

 California 



inches across and pleasantly scented, an( 



the foliage is soft and pretty in appearance, though rathe: 

 harsh to the touch, its pale tones blending harmoniousb 

 with the delicate blossoms. This is common in southen 

 California. 



There are several kinds of Lavatera, mostly from the Ol< 

 World. 



This was planted in the mission garden 

 Tree Mallow . ^.1 T .LI -, 



Lav&tera "y the Fathers and is now common aroun< 



assurgentiflbra San Francisco. It is a branching shrub 

 Pi Qk from six to fifteen feet high, with a twisted 



? p !?? g - gray trunk and large handsome leaves 



California f. / fA 



light green and very soft and smooth t 



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

 flowers are handsome and conspicuous, two or three inche 

 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 grayis' 

 anthers. The flowers and seed-vessels hang on curve 

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

 leaves and twigs are very mucilaginous. 



There are many kinds of Sphaeralcea, much like Ma: 

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

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

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

 roundish fruit. 



These graceful wands of brilliant blooi 

 Scarlet Mallow . .... 



Sphaer&lcea are ver y common in spring in Anzom 



peddta The flowers are over an inch across, vivi 



Red yet delicate in color, shading from lum 



nous scarlet to clear pale-orange. Th 

 buds are tipped with deeper red and th 

 foliage is rather pale green, somewhat hairy and down] 

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

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

 their flaming blossoms to great advantage. 



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