MALVACEiE. 



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with acuminate, serrate lobes. Stip. scariose, 

 ciliatc. Fr.-stalks 2-G, still', spreading. Pet. 

 fom- times as long as calyx. Caps, somewhat 

 hirsute, p. 5, 6. Woody hills. Sic. 



S. Axillary Sialics more than 1 ; all much 

 shorter than L.-stalJc. 



12. excelsa. " Pubescence stellate. Stem 

 erect, much branched. L. semicirciJar, 5- 

 angular, crenato-dentate ; those of branches 

 with about 5 obtuse lobes. Pr.-stalks 3^6, 

 erect. Outer divisions of Cal. ovate. Caps, 

 rugulose, hairless, a. 5, 6. Fields and uncult. 

 Santa Maria a Gesii. Palermo." — Guss. from 

 Presl. 



13. mauritiama. "Erect. L. thin, 3-5- 

 lobed, obtusely and obliquely serrate ; the middle 

 lobe prolonged. L.-stalk pubescent on the 

 upper side only. Pr.-stalk smooth. Outer 

 divisions of Cal. ovate, ribbed. Caps, rua'ulose, 

 flat on the back. a. 7-10. It."— DC" ■ 



14. sylvestris. Nearly erect. L. with 

 5-7 acute lobes. Stalks haiiy. Stip. scariose. 

 Er. -stalks erect, hairy (las, often arched, Guss.). 

 Outer divisions of Cal. elliptico-oblong. Pet. 

 three or four times as long as calyx. Claw 

 very haiiy. Caps, pitted. Carpels with a 

 thickened and rounded margin, b. 7, 8. Vncult. 



15. nicseensis. Stem procumbent (erect, 

 with decumbent branches, Guss.). L. cordato- 

 subrotund, 5-7-lobed. Stip. membranous. 

 Er.-stalks 2-6. Pet. twice as long as calyx. 

 Claw slightly bearded. Carpels with acute 

 edges, and acute, transverse, irregular wriukles. 

 a. b. 4-6. — Guss. 7-8. — Koch. Vncult. 

 s. Eur. 



16. flexuosa. " Spreading. Stem some- 

 what flexuose. L. round, dentato-crenate, 

 covered beneath with a stellate pubescence ; 

 lower cordate, obtusely 5-7-lobed ; iipper 

 truncate at base, deeply 5-lobed. Er.-stalks 

 1-3, one much the longest. Cor. somewhat 

 longer than calyx. Caps, rugose, toothed 

 on the margin, pubescent, b. p. 4, 5. 

 Neglected 'pastures. Milazzo. Favignano. 

 HesemUes M. parviflora." — Guss. 



17. parviflora. Diffuse, branched. L. cor- 

 dato-subrotund. Lobes spreading ; npjicr 

 acutely lobed. Stalks nearly smooth. Fi'.-stalks 

 2-6, irregularly prolonged. Cor. hardly ex- 

 ceeding calyx. Carpels with acute edges, and 

 acute, transverse, irregular wrinkles, a. 3, 4. 

 TJncult. mdt. Er. It. 



18. borealis. Stem procumbent. L. cor- 

 dato-subrotuud. Lobes approximate, giving 



a circular outline to I;. (Er.-stalks bent down, 

 Kocii.) Outer divisionsofCJal.lineari-lanceolate. 

 Pet. e(|aalling calyx. Carpels with acute edge, 

 and acute, transverse, irregular wrinkles, a. 

 6-9. TJncult. n. G. 



19. rotundifolia. Stem procumbent. L. 

 cordato-subrotuiid, 5-7-lobed. Er.-stalks bent 

 down. Outer divisions of Cal. Uneari -lanceolate. 

 Pet. twice or three times as long as calyx. 

 Carpels rounded on the back. Surface even, 

 hairy, a. 6-9. Uncult. Not in Sic. 



20. bivoniana. " Pubescence stellate. 

 Stem erect, simple. L. cordato-subrotund, ob- 

 tusely angular, dentate. Stalks smooth under- 

 neath. Fr.-stallts 3, deflexed. Outer divisions 

 of Cal. Knear, much shorter than inner. Pet. 

 a little longer than calyx. Carpels tomentose. 

 a. 5-7. Fields. Pal. Cat." — Guss. froin 

 Presi. 



21. sulcata. Erect. L. cordate, mthfive 

 deep, triangular, acute lobes. Cor. hardly ex- 

 ceeding calyx. Cai'pels rounded on the back, 

 the sm'face veined, a. LlancHy, s. Wales. 



133. ALTH/EA. 



A. Outer Calyx 1-%-cleft. Carpels convex 

 on back. 



1. officinalis. L. cordate or ovate, nearly 

 simple, dentate, soft and downy. Stallis many- 

 flowei'ed, much shorter than L. p. 7-9. 

 Marshes of coast. 



2. taurinensis. L. trifid, dentate, soft 

 and downy. Stalks many-flowered, stifi", as 

 long as L. p. Hills. Tm-iu. Divisions of 

 Cal. acuminate. 



3. narbonensis. Lower L. 5-7 -partite ; 

 upper trifid, downy. Stalks many-flowered, 

 lax, longer than L. p. Nai-bonne. 



4. cannabina. L.tomentoso-scaber; lower 

 palmato-partite ; middle digitate ; uppermost 

 teniate. Lobes naiTOW, coarsely toothed. 

 Stalks 1-2-flowered, lax, exceeding L. p. 7- 

 Margins and looods. m. and s. Eiq\ 



5. hirsuta. Hispid with spreading hairs. 

 L. cordate ; lower reniform, 5-lobed ; middle 

 palmate; uppermost tripartite. Stalks 1- 

 tlowered, exceeding L. a. 6, 7. Hedges and 

 fields, occ. m. and s. Eur. 



6. Ludwigii. " SteUato-vLUous. L. cor- 

 dato-subrotund, 5-lobed, dilated upwards, den- 

 tate, smooth above. Stalks crowded, 1 -flowered, 

 very short. Cor. somewhat exceeding calyx. 



