64 The Wild Garden. 



THE MALLOW FAMILY. 



Moreni's Mallow. Malva Morenii. Italy. Herba- 

 ceous perennial; 2 to 3 feet; reddish; late summer; 

 seed or division. — Edges of woods, banks, hedges, etc. 



Showy Malope. Malqpe trifida, var. grandiflora. 

 Barbary. Annual ; 2 to 4 feet ; crimson purple ; late 

 summer ; seed. — Bare spaces in shrubberies, and also 

 among coarse annual and biennial plants, in any position. 



Brilliant Mallow. Callirhoe involucrata. N. Ame- 

 rica. Herbaceous perennial ; i foot ; crimson ; summer ; 

 seed. — Open places, associated with choice herbaceous 

 and alpine plants, excellent for banks and slopes. 



Vine-leaved Hitaibelia. Kitaibdia vitifolia. Hun- 

 gary. Herbaceous perennial ; 5 to 8 feet ; whitish ; late 

 summer; division or seed. — ^Among the most vigorous 

 herbs ; in grassy places near wood-walks. 



Fig-leaved Hollyhock. Althceaficifolia. Herbaceous 

 perennial ; 4 to 6 feet ; yellow or orange ; summer ; seed 

 or division. — Similar positions to those for the preceding. 



Taurian Marsh Mallow. AUhaa taurinemis. 

 Southern Europe. Herbaceous perennial; 4 to 6 feet; 

 reddish ; summer ; seed or division. — Amidst tall herbs 

 by the margin of water, grouped with the foregoing. 



Downy-leaved Lavatera. Lavatera Olbia. France. 

 Half shrubby ; 3 to 6 feet ; reddish ; summer ; seed or 

 cuttings. — A warm nook in a chalk-pit, or a position on 

 sunny banks among shrubs, brings out the flowers of this 

 plant in great profusion. 



Mallow Bose. Hibiscus Moscheutos. North America. 



