196 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY [Bull. 
Sida rhombifolia L. Rhomb-Leaf Sida. 
Dry pastures and waste lands. Biloxi (Tracy). May. 
Sida Elliottii Torr. & Gray (Sida gracilis Ell.) Elliott’s Sida. 
Light dry soil, open copses in the southern counties 
(Mohr). June-August. 
HIBISCUS L. Rose Mallow. 
Hibiscus aculeatus Walt. (Hibiscus scaber Michx.) Rough Rose 
Mallow. 
Grassy pine barrens toward the coast. Bay St. Louis (Al- 
ison) ; Picayune; Gulfport. July. 
Geol. Sur. Herb. Allison Herb. 
Hibiscus moscheutos L. Swamp Rose Mallow. 
Borders of swamps and marshes throughout the state. Ox- 
ford; Greenwood; Grenada; Vicksburg; Durant; Bay St. 
Louis (Allison). June-July. - 
Geol. Sur. Herb. Allison Herb. 
Hibiscus grandiflorus Michx. Great-Flowered Rose Mallow. 
Marshes, chiefly near the coast (Small). Spring to fall. 
Hibiscus militaris Cav. (H. Virginicus Walt.) Halbert-Leaf 
Rose Mallow. 
Low banks of steams and shaded depressions. Houston; 
Tehula; Grenada. June. 
Geol. Sur. Herb. 
Hibiscus syriacus L. Althea. 
Sparingly escaped from cultivation in the southern coun- 
ties. Hinds Co.; Rankin Co. Summer. 
KOSTELETZKYA Presl. Virginia Kosteietzkya. 
Kosteletzkya Virginica (L.) Gray (Hibiscus Virginicas L.) 
Fresh and brackish marshes alone the coast. Bay St. 
Louis. June-August. 
Geol. Surv. Herb. Allison Herb. 
Kosteletzkya altheaefolia Gray. Althea-Leaf Kosteletzkya. 
Salt marshes along the coast (Mohr). 
