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133. ALTERA. 



Carpels vdthout a border, a. Summer. Sandy 

 fields. Syracuse." — Guss./toto Peesl. 



B. Older Calyx &-cleft. Carpels deeply 

 channeled on bach. 



7. pallida. Hairy. Stem simple, erect. 

 L. cordate, slightly lobed. Lobes rounded, 

 crenate. Fl. crowded, nearly sessile. Outer 

 calyx about as long as inner. Pet. separate. — 

 PoLi. b. 6,7. Open hills. Castro di Mon- 

 toria near Verona. Soos near Vienna. 



8. rosea. Stem neai-ly simple, erect, hir- 

 sute. L. cordate, with 5-7 angles, crenate. 

 Fl. nearly sessile, the upper forming a sort of 

 spike. Outer Cal. much shorter than inner. 

 Pet. touching. Claw villous, b. 6, 7- Nice. 



134. LAVATERA. 



A. 'Receptacle expanding above Seeds, and 

 covering them cowpletely. 



1. trimestris. Herbaceons. L. nearly 

 smooth, cordato-subrotund; uppermost angular. 

 StaU';s solitary, a. 6-8. Fields. Rous. Mars. 

 Nice. Calab. Sic. 



2. bispida. Shinibby. Stem hispid with 

 fasciculate hairs. L. somewhat hoary, 5 -lobed ; 

 uppermost 8 -lobed, or undivided. PL solitary, 

 on short stalks. Outer Cal. tripartite, very 

 large, very hirsute, p. 5, 6. TJiickets. Between 

 Nemi and Genzano. Cal. Sic. 



B. Receptacle not expanding above Seeds. 

 i. Shrubby. 



3. Olbia. Stem rough. Hairs somewhat 

 fasciculate. L. soft, hoary, 5 -lobed; upper 

 3 -lobed ; the middle lobe oblong, nearly undi- 

 vided. PI. nearly sessile, solitary, p. 6. 

 Hedges and thickets. Cannes. Hyeres. Sic. 



4. unguiculata. Densely downy. Hairs 

 stellate. Lower L. obtusely 5 -lobed; middle 

 acutely 5-lobed ; upper hastato-3-lohed. Pl.- 

 stalks solitary, short. Lobes of outer Cal. 

 rounded, with acumen, p. 4, 5. Rocky shores. 

 SferracavaHo near Palenno. rare. — Guss. 



5. xnaritima. Velvety. Hairs stellate. 

 L. subrotund, obtusely angular-, crenate. 

 Hower-stalks solitary, somewhat exceeding 

 L.-stalk. w. 2-4. Rocky coasts, mdt. Pr. 

 Nice. 



6. arborea. Tree-like. L. dovmy ; lower 

 cordato-orbicular, 5-7 -lobed; upper acutangu- 

 lar. Stalks axillary, 2-4, 1-flowered, shorter 

 than L.-stalk. Outer Cal. exceeding inner. 



sS. 3. Rocky coasts. Cornwall. BeUe Isle. 

 Cors. Sic. 



7. agrigentina. Pubescence viscid. L. 

 undulato-phcate, crenate; lower cordato-orbicu- 

 lar; i^pper semiorbiculax. Pl.-staUiS 2-4, as 

 long as L.-stalk. Divisions of inner Cal. acute, 

 longer than outer. Fl. yellow! h. 4, 5. 

 Clayey fields, s. Sic. — Guss. 



8. triloba. " L. cordato-orbicular, crenate, 

 downy ; upper somewhat 3-lobed. Stip. cor- 

 date. Stalks numerous, 1-flowered. Divisions 

 of inner Cal. acuminate, h. 6. Coliseum." 

 — Mauei. 



ii. Herbaceous. Hairs mostly stellate. 



9. punctata. Stem rough with points 

 and with stellate hau's. L. somewhat downy ; 

 lower cordato-orbiculai', acutangular ; upper- 

 most serrate, hastate, or entire. Lobes acute. 

 Stalks solitary, 1-flowered, twice as long as L. 



a. 6, 7. Cult. It. Prov. 



10. biennis. Downy. Stem erect. Lower 

 L. cordato-orbicular, obtusely lobed ; upper- 

 most 3-lobed, serrate; middle lobe largest, 

 lanceolate, acute. Stalks solitary, 1-flowered, 

 as long as L. b. 5, 6. Cult. n. Sic. 



11. tburiugiaca. Downy. Lower L. an- 

 gular ; upper 3-lobed ; middle lobe longer, 

 obtuse. Stalks solitary, 1-flowered, exceeding 

 L.-stallc, shorter than L. p. 7, 8. Shady 

 hills, e. G. 



12. ambigua. " Stem rough. L. tomen- 

 tose; lower 5 -angular ; ripper mth 3 lanceo- 

 late, acute, dentate lobes; the middle lobe 

 twice as long as the others. Stalks solitary, 

 shorter than L. b. Bushy hills. K. of 

 Nap."— Ten. 



13. sylvestris. Stem rough. Lower L. 

 cordato-orbicular ; middle with 7 obtuse lobes ; 

 upper •with 5 nearly equal acute lobes. Stalks 

 crowded, 1-flowered, shorter than L. -stalks. 

 Outer Cal. shortest ; inner with acuminate 

 divisions, b. 3-5. Grassy shores, s. It. Sic. 



14. cretica. Stem hispid. Lower L. cor- 

 dato-orbicular ; upper truncate at base, acutely 

 5-angulari-lobate; middle lobe lai'gest. Stalks 

 crowded (1-6), shorter than L.-stalk. Divi- 

 sions of inner Cal. nervoso-rugose, acuminate. 



b. 3-5. TJncult. coasts, s. It. Sic. 



135. HIBISCUS. 



1. pentacarpos. Cells 1-seeded! L. 

 cordato-oblong, somewhat obtuse, angular ; 



