78 CLASS XVI. ORDER XIII: 



lumella columnar : seeds 2 wiih leaf-like wings. 

 37. 74 — lasianthus^ (leaf- seed) leaves leathery 

 glabrous, flowers long-peduncled. ^2 . w. South- 

 ern states. — 'franklinia^ flowers sessile. ^2 • w.' 



SiDA. Calyx simple, angular, 5-cleft : style 

 many-parted : capsules many, 1 or 3-seeded. (Pe- 

 dicel articulated under the apex.) 37. 74 — sfiinosut 

 (Indian-mallows) leaves lance ovate, toothed, stip- 

 ules bristle-form. ^. y. — abuiilon^ leaves heart- 

 roundish. <2). y* — rhombifolia^ leaves lance-wedge- 

 form, ^i . y. 



Hibiscus. Calyx double, outer one many-leav- 

 ed, inner one about 5-cleft : stigmas 5 : capsule 5 

 or iO-celled, many-seeded, 37. 74 — moscheutosy 

 (hibiscus, or marsh-mallow) leaves ovate acuminate 

 serrate and downy beneath, petiole bearing the 

 flower. "2/ . w-p. — Jialu^tris^ (marsh hibiscus) leaves 

 ovate sub-trilobed, flowers axillary. % . p — syriw 

 cusj (althaea frutex, or Syrian mallows) leaves 

 wedge-ovate 3-lobed toothed. ^. p. Southern 

 states. — esculentiiSi (okra) leaves cordate 5-lcbed, 

 outer calyx 10 to 12-parted, caducous. 0. w.e. 



Malva. Calyx double, outer one 3-leaved, in- 

 ner one 5 cleft : capsules many, 1-seeded. 37. 74. 

 ^—rotundifolia^ (low mallows) stem prostrate, leaves 

 heart-reniform doubly-crenate or 5 to 7 crenate- 

 lobed. %. b-p. — carolinianoy stem prostrate, leaves 

 5-lobed cut-toothed. 0. — sylvestris^ (common mal- 

 lows) stem erect, leaves with 7 sharpish lobes. % b. 

 -—am eric ana ^ leaves ovate rough. 0* 7* 



Althaea. Calyx double, outer one 6 or 9- cleft : 

 capsules many, I -seeded. 37. 74. — officinalis^ (holly- 

 hock or marsh mallows) leaves oblong-ovate, tooth- 

 ed, 3-lobed, downy. %. p-w. e. — rosea^ (common 

 holly-hock) leaves cordate crenate 5 to 7 angled 

 rugose. S . p. y. w. e. 



GossYPiuM. Calyx double, outer one 3-cleft : 



