966 Order 24.— MALVACEJi!. 



b Flowera difficious. Stigmas 10, lineav, Naf^a. 5 



lb Flowers perfect. Carpels 5 or more, l-aeeded Sida. 6 



b FloTvefs perfect. Carpels 5 or many, 8 to 9-seeded Abutilok. T 



C Stigmas 10. Carpels 5, baccate, united Malta visoire. S 



c Stigmas 10. C.irpols 5, dry, distinct Pavonia. 9 



c Stigmas 5. Carpels .0, dry, nnited into a pod Kosteletzkta. 10 



d Involucre of many bractlets. Calyx regular II[bi80U8. U 



d Involucre of many bractlets. Calyx split on one side Abklmoschus. 12 



d Involucre of 8 incisely tootliod bractlets Gos3vi>iu3i. IS 



i. ALTH^A, L. Marsh Mallow. (Gr. dXOco, to cure ; the inucil- 

 figinous root is highly esteemed iu medicine). Calyx surrounded at base 

 by a 6 to 9-cleft involucel ; styles oo, with linear stigmas ; carpels co, 

 l-seeded, indehiscent, arranged circularly, and at maturity separating 

 from the axis. 



1 A. oiEoin^lis L. Lus. aofl-downy on both sides, cardate-ovate, dentate, some- 

 iiihat 3-lobed; ped much shorter than the leaves, axillary, many-flowered. — 1| Me. 

 to N. Y., borders of salt marshes, St. .Sf high, erect, firm, covered with thick 

 woolly down, with alternate, velvet-like leaves. Ms. large, axUlaryand terminal, 

 pale purple. The root as well as the other parts of the plants, abounds in muci- 

 lage, and in medicine is often used as an emollient. Sept.:j; § Eur. 



2 A. rdsea Cav. Hollyhock. St. erect, hairy ; Ivs. cordate, 5 io 1-angled, 

 rugous ; fls. axillary, sessUe. — (5) A tall plant, very commonly cultivated in gar- 

 dens. Numerous varieties have been noticed, with single, double, and semi-double- 

 rlowers, of various shades of color, as white, rose-colored, flesh-colored, dark red, 

 and even a purpUsh black, purple, yellow, straw-color, etc. ■)• China? (Aloea 

 rosea L.) 



3 A. fioifdlia Cav. Fis-leaved Hollyhock. St. erect, hairy ; Ivs. palmate, 

 l-lobed beyond the middle, lobes oblong, obtuse, angular-toothed. — @ St. tall as 

 the above. Fls orange-colored. | Levant. (jVlcea licifolia L.) 



2. MALVA, L. Mallow. (Gr. |Uc{Aa;\;?;, soft; on account of the soft 

 mucilaginous properties.) Calyx 5-cleft, the involucel 3-leavcd ; petals 

 obcordate or truncate ; styles oo, with linear stigmas ; carpels (», 

 1-celled, l-seeded, indehiscent, arranged circularly, and at maturity sep- 

 arating from the axis. 



§ Leaves orbicular, with 5 to 7 angular lobes. Carpels obtuse Nos. 1 — r. 



*j Leaves triangular-deltoid, scabrous. Carpels acute No. 4 



§ Leaves palmately 5 to T-parted Nos. 5, 6 



1 M. rotundifolia L. Low Mallow. St. prostrate; Ivs. roundish, cordate, 

 obtusely 5-lobed ; ped. in fruit reflexed ; cor. (pale) twice as long as the calyx. — 

 'i|. Common in cultivated grounds. Sts. numerous, "a foot or more long. Lvs. 

 somewhat reniform, crenate, with 5 to 7 shallow lobes, and ion long, hairy stalks. 

 Ped. axillary, aggregate. Petals pale pink, deeply notched. Fr. depressed-glob- 

 ous, composed of the numerous carpels arranged circularly, not wrinkled. The 

 child sportively calls them cheeses. Jn. — Oct. § Eur. 



2 M. sylvestris L. High Mallow. St. erect; lvs. 5 to 7-lobed, lobes of the 

 upper lvs. rather acute ; carp, very rugous ; pet. (purple) 3 times longer than sep. — 

 A popular garden flower of the easiest culture, often springing up spontaneously 

 in fields and road-sides. Mid. and W. States. Height 3f. Fls. reddish-purple, 

 with veins of a darker hue. The whole plant, especially the root, abounds in 

 mucUago. Jn. — Oct § Eur. 



3 M. orispa L. St. erect; lvs. angular-lobed, dentate, crisped, smooth; fls. 

 (white) axillary, sessile. — ® A tall, straight, simple, erect plant from Syria. Gar- 

 dens, almost naturalized. St. 5 to 6f high. Lvs. large, roundish, margins abun- 

 dantly crisped and curled. Fls. white, not conspicuous. Jn. — Aug. f § Eur. 



4 M. triangulita Leav. St. erect, hirsute; lvs. strigous, triangular-deltoid, 

 lower ones, cordate, all undivided, coarsely crenate ; panicle terminal, diffuse, 

 many-flowered ; .petals purple; carp. 10 to 15, slightly beaked. — Prairies and 



