THE 

 CEIMSON MALLOW. 



Malope grandijiora. 



ALLOWS have a strong family 

 likeness^ and can scarcely be mis- 

 taken by one who has acquired a 

 distinct impression of the flower 

 of any one of the si^ecies. The 

 mallow is a mallow of coursej and 

 the hibiscus, hollyhock, cotton- 

 plant, and lavatera are also mal- 

 lows, for they are members of the 

 honourable order Malvacece, and 

 vary from the type of the order 

 in only slight degrees. The corolla 

 is more or less salver-shaped, and 

 the filaments of the stamens are 

 combined into a tube, which forms 

 a conspicuous and peculiar centre 

 to the flower. The plant here 

 figured, which is variously known as Malope frijida and 

 Malope grancUflora, may be regarded for garden purposes 

 as a representative flower, and the student of botany will 



