58 BYTTNERIACE^E. (BYTTNERIA FAMILY.) 



4. H. grandiflorus, Michx. Tomentose ; leaves round-ovate, cordate, 

 mostly 3-lobed, toothed-serrate, hoary beneath ; flowers very large, pale rose- 

 color with a deep red centre ; peduncles free from the petioles ; capsule velvety ; 

 seeds smooth. Marshes near the coast, Florida, Georgia, and westward. July. 

 Stems several from one root, 3 - 5 high. Leaves 4 '-6' long and nearly 

 the same in width. Flowers 10' - 12' wide. 



5. H. Carolinianus, Muhl. ? Ell. Smooth ; leaves cordate-ovate, acu- 

 minate, serrate, sometimes slightly 3-lobed ; flowers purple ; peduncles slightly 

 adhering to the petioles ; seeds hispid. On Wilmington Island, Georgia. July 

 - September. Stems 4 - 6 high. Leaves 4' - 6' long. Flowers 6' - 8'wide. ( * ) 



6. H. militaris, Cav. Smooth; leaves thin, on long and slender petioles, 

 serrate, slightly cordate, the lower ones roundish, 3-5-lobed, the upper ovate- - 

 lanceolate, entire or somewhat hastate, with rounded lobes ; peduncles shorter 

 than the petioles ; calyx inflated ; corolla tubular-campanulate, pale rose-color 

 with a red centre ; seeds silky. River-banks in the upper districts, and westward. 

 July and August. Stems 3 - 4 high. Leaves 3' - 5' long. Corolla 2^' long. 



7. H. COCCineus, Walt. Smooth ; stem glaucous ; leaves long-petiolcd, 

 5-parted to the base, the lobes lanceolate, remotely toothed, with long-tapering 

 entire tips ; corolla expanding, bright scarlet ; petals long-clawed ; seeds pu- 

 bescent. (H. speciosus, Ait ) Deep marshes near the coast, Florida, Georgia, 

 and westward. July and August. Stems 4 - 8 high. Leaves 6' - 12' long. 

 Corolla 6' - 8' wide. Column of stamens naked below. 



*- H- Trees or shrubs : stipules persistent. 



8. H. Ploridanus, Sliuttl. Hispid ; leaves small, ovate, obtuse, cre- 

 nate-serrate, often cordate, and slightly 3-lobed ; peduncles longer than the 

 leaves ; corolla tubular-campanulate, crimson ; column of stamens exserted ; 

 seeds woolly. ( Malvaviscus Floridanus, Nutt. ) South Florida. Shrub 4 - 5 

 high, branching. Leaves '-!' long. Stipules subulate. Flowers 1' long. 



9. H. tiliaceus, L. Leaves orbicular-cordate, acuminate, slightly cre- 

 nate, hoary-tomentose beneath ; stipules large, oblong, clasping ; involucel 9 - 

 10-toothed ; capsule tomentose ; seeds smooth. South Florida. A large tree. 

 Leaves 3/ -4' long. Flowers yellow ? 



H. ESCULENTTJS, L. (H. Collinsianus, Nutt. ?) is the garden OKRA. 

 H. SYKIACUS, L., the ALTHAEA, is everywhere cultivated. 



To this family belongs the COTTON-PLANT (GOSSYPIUM, L.), the numerous 

 varieties of which are now referred to two species, viz. the SHORT STAPLE or 

 UPLAND (G. ALBUM, Earn.}, and the LONG STAPLE or SEA ISLAND (G. NI- 

 GRUM, Ham.}. 



ORDER 23. BYTTNERIACEJE. (BYTTNERIA FAMILY.) 



Chiefly trees or shrubs differing from Malvaceae in having definite 

 stamens, of which those opposite the petals are usually sterile, 2-celled 

 anthers, with smooth pollen-grains, and a straight embryo- Ovary 

 3 - 5-celled, rarely 1-celled. 



