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late of oommeroe. Perispprra 0. 8 spec, trop. Am. T. Cacao, finest 

 spec. Pig. 135. 3. Ayfenia. Anth. 3-locular. Pis. small, sol. oi' 

 clustered. Small shrubs, herbs. 8 spec, trop. Am. A. pusiUa, % 

 prostrate, 6'-12' lona; ; fls. sol., purple; bolI-S-lobed, S-seeded, deliisc 

 W. Ind., S Fla. Tribe 3. g. Pet. 5, linear, marcescent. Boll. 1. 

 Waltheria. 16 spec, shrubs, herbs, widely distributed. W. ameri- 

 cana, shrub, 2°-3° high ; fls. small, yellow, in hds. or spikes. Lvs. 

 oblong. S. Fla. 2. Melbchia. Fls. small, purple or white. Herbs, 

 shrubs, small trees. 50 spec, both worlds. 3. Herm^nnia, fls. yel- 

 low, orange, red, panicled, racemed, fragrant. 77 spec, herbs, shrubs, 

 Af, Asia; Sin Mex., Tex. Tribe 4. Pet. 5. Sta. 10-40. Boll. 7 

 gen., 52 spec. Trees, shrubs, Asia, Af., Australia. 1, Dombeya, 

 ■showy, ev. small trees, shrubs ; fls. white, rose, cymose, umbelled. 24 

 spec, Af., Masearenes. Tribe 5. g. Pet. 5. Sta. oo. Boll. 1 

 gen. Eriolaena. Pis. large, yellow, panicled Ev. trees, shrubs, 7 

 spec. E. Ind. Tribe 6. g . Pet. 5. Sta. 5-15. Boll with 5 car- 

 pels, or carpels free. 6 gen., 55 spec, trees, shrubs, both worlds. 1. 

 Helicteres, fls. white, yellow, purple. Carpels twisted, together, 

 sometimes 2' long. 25 spec. , ev. shrubs, both worlds. Tribe 7. (^ $ , 

 J* § ?. Pet. 0. Calyx often colored. Eipe carpels free. 5 gen., 

 62 spec, trees, both worlds. 1. Heritiera, Lookiitg-glass Tree. , 

 Pine pyramidal ev. trees ; fls. small, red, panicled ; lvs. large, silvery 

 canescent beneath, shining like mirrors ; trop. Asia, Af. ; cult, in W. 

 Ind. 2. Stercdlia. Fls. showy, panicled, scarlet, purple, white, yel- 

 low, green. Ev. trees, 50 spec ; Asia, few in Af. and trop. Am. S. 

 Imra, fls. green, S. Am. S. (Delab6chea) rupestris, Bottlb Trkb ; 

 trunk swollen, barrel-shaped. Australia. 



Ord. 127. Malvaceae. — Pis. reg., g , rarely (^ ?, usually oalycu- 

 late ; infl. various. Pet. 5-3-4 ; claws often adnate to staminal tube. 

 Sta. monadelph. into a tube, its dilated base enclosing the ova. ; fila. 

 5 or 00 ; anth. 1-celled. Style entire, or branches as many as ova-cells. 

 Ova. 3-4-5 or more carpels whorled around a central axis. Pr. a boll, 

 or of several dry or fleshy carpels or cocci. Sds. often hairy ; rarely 

 pulpy. Herbs, Shrubs, Tr-ees, often mucilaginous; wood soft, light. 

 Lvs. simple, usually palminerved or palmilobed. About 57 gen., 700 

 spec, both worlds. 4 Tribes : 



Tribe 1, Boll. Sds. often clothed with long silky hairs. Trees, 

 usually ev., often lofty. 18 gen., 60 spec, tropics, both worlds. 1. 

 Diirio zibethinus, monotypic. Pet. 5, fls. small, yellow. Boll, called 

 DUrion, large, berry-like, indehisc ; rind hard, muricate; pulp edible, 

 delicious, but ill-scented. Ev. tree, 80° high. Lvs. simple. Malaysia. 

 2. B6mbax, Silk-ootton Tree. Pis. large, adventitious. Pet. 5. 

 Ev. trees ; lvs. simple. 10 spec ; 1 in Asia ; 9 in S. Am. ; one of ' 

 which, B. Munguba, fr. red, 8' long, 4' wide, tree 80°-100° high, Ama- 

 zon Kiver, S. Am., is found also on Eio Negro, W. Af. 8. Adan- 

 sonia. Pet. 5. Pis. large, sol., white, 6' in diam., pendulous, fra- 

 grant. Boll indehisc, large; rind woody, sds. embedded in edible 

 pulp. Lvs. digitate. Immense trees, 70°-100° high, 80°-100° in cir- 

 cumference, 2 spec ; A. digiidta, Baobab. Boll 12''-18' long, called 

 Monkey-Bread. Peduncle 14' long. Af., in many parts. A. Oregbrii, 

 boll smaller ; peduncle short. N. Australia. Tribe 2. Boll. Styles 

 as many as ova.-cells. 11 gen., 185 spec, both worlds. 1, Gossypium, 

 Cotton, Pet. 5. Pis. calyculate, large, sol., yellow, pink, purple. 



