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ere are a number of plants in herbaria which have been 
referred to this prisgee but are difficult to place either under the 
type under any the varieties. Berlandier No. 566, from 
Mexico, closely a oe the see but the flowers are larger 
the measurements n above, and there are other slight 
diffarcugad A eer similar sans is Src No. 1238, from Panama. 
Var. Suoanzx. M. ph ee so he l.e. Malva arborea, &e., 
Sloane ‘Cat. 96 ; Hist. 216, t Pom Le (Adana Maleatisous 
e type comes from Jamaica. This isin all probability the plant 
of Browne’s Jamaica, p. 284 ; — of Sloane’s plant are pre- 
served in his herbarium, vol. iy. f. 45. 
he plant gathered by Dr. Edward Palmer in Mexico, Manza- 
nillo, No. 963, is closely allied to the above, and the gathering. shan 
Tepic, No. 1955, is very far removed from the type of M. 
Cav., but more nearly approaches this variety. The bidter. ‘liffors 
in its very strongly serrated margins to the leaves. Donnell Smith 
No. 882, from mae Dept. Alta Vale Guatemala; Donnell 
Smith No.°1991, from hye emg Dept. erg Guatemala ; : 
Donneli Smith No. 5719, from Cartago, Costa Ric d Ker 
No. 17, from Cordoba, Mexico, will probably aT have. fo he strata’ 
here 
The aie following varieties have been described by Grisebach, 
Le. p. 8 
Var ere epacHu (M. arboreus var. a, Griseb. /.c.). Branches 
and petioles hairy; leaves not scabrid to ack, with a minute 
scattered down or sometimes subglabrous, generally unlobed. 
Bracts narrow, ciliate, erect, slightly exceeding calyx. Peta 
1-1 lon 
ee type comes from Jamaica. 
r Branches = vig hl villous-tomentose ; 
oo. softly and canescently tomentose below, thus easily dis. 
om the eosbGaarehich is not so. Bracts narrow, 
Gemdling. canescent-tomentose (not merely ciliate at margin, as is 
usually the case in var. Grisebachii), and equalling calyx. Petals 
10-12 lines long. Descourt, t. 
M. pilosus Macfad. Jide Grisebach (excl. syn. Swa tz). 
Th Specimens ford Grisebach of 
this and preceding are in Herb. Kew. 
Var. Sac s Rich. Cub. 131, t. 14 (as species). Branches 
glabrate ; petioles with appressed down ; ; leaves pointed, glabrate. 
Bracts suberect, nearly equalling calyx. Pet ro 8-10 — long. 
— ap comes from Cuba: it also occurs in Baham: 
noulli & Cario No. 3110, from Gdatomals, ig allied to this 
vasioty, but the leaves are 
ctr ‘in Linnea, xi. 859-860 (1837), describes the two 
owing vari varieties ;— ses 
