CHAPTER XXXIII 



MALVACEiE (MaUow FamUy) 



Habit. — Members of the family are herbs, shrubs, or 

 trees. Tree species are tropical. The mallows are usually 

 rich in mucilage. 



involucral bract 



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^pefal 

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Fig. 211. — Diagram showing arrangement of parts in the cotton flower. 

 (After Cook, U. S. Depi. Agri.) 



Leaves. — The leaves are alternate, and mostly palmately 

 veined and palmately lobed. The stipules are small, narrow, 

 and "deciduous. 



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