360 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man 6 ed. 101; Webb., Fl. Neb. 120; Britt., 
Fl. N. J.71; Chap., Fl. S. St. 59; Upham,Fl. Minn. 35; Mac., Fl. Can. I, 
88; Engl. Nat. Pflanz. III, 6, 24; Coult., Fl. Tex. 46; Cov., Fl. Ark. 171; 
Wats., Bibl. Ind. I, 145; Sarg., Silva I, 49. 
North America: N. B., Q., Ont., Man. to Assiniboia; 
S. to N. Eng., N. J. and Ga.; W. to Minn., Neb. and Tex. 
Minn. valley: Throughout; especially in forest dis- 
trict, but on banks of streams; W. to Dakota line; rich soil. 
HERB.: Taylor 485, Janesville; Sheldon 56, Elysian; 
Sheldon 654, Waseca; Taylor 662, Cobb river, Blue Earth Co.; 
Taylor 800, Glenwood; Ballard 555, Spring lake, Scott Co.; 
Sheldon 848, Sleepy Eye; Sheldon 389, Madison Lake; Herrick 
58, Minneapolis; Holzinger 40, Winona Co.; Bailey 224, Ver- 
milion lake; Bailey 249, Vermilion lake; Sandberg 101, Cannon 
Falls; Herb. Wickersheim 26, Liake Benton. 
LXIX. MALVACEAE. Mallow Family. 
Endlicher, Gen. Pl. 978 (1836-40); Bentham and Hooker, Gen. Plant. I, 
195; Baillon, Hist. Pl. IV, 57 (1873)—ezel. Sterculiaceae; Schumannin Eng- 
ler and Prantl, Nat. Pflanz. 3, VJ, 30 (1890). 
Genera: 30+; cosmopolitan. 
Species: 650-700; most abundant in tropics. A large 
number endemic in W. hemisphere. 
MALVA Linn. Gen. 557 (17387). 
Callirrhoe Nutt. Jour. Phil. Acad. II, 181 (1822), 
Nuttallia Bart. Fl). Am. II, 74 (1822). 
Malvastrum DC. Prodr. I, 430 (1824). 
Malvella JAuB. and Spacu, Ill. Or. V, 47 (1853). 
Phyllanthophora Gray, Wilkes Exp. I, 151 (1854). 
Nototriche Turcz. ex Baill. Hist. 1. c. (1873). 
Baillon, Hist. Pl. IV, 1388; Benth. and Hook., Gen. Pl. I, 201; Engler 
and Prantl, Nat. Pflanz. 3, VI, 40, 41 (Schumann); Durand, Ind. Gen. 
Phan. 38; Gray, Ill. Gen. I1, 49, 51, 59. 
Living species: 100+; N. America, 25; rest in Cape of 
Good Hope region, Europe and Asia and N. Africa. Canada, 
1; E. Sts., 4-5; S. Sts., 6; W. Tex., 10; rest Mexican, S-west- 
ward and Central America. S. America, 15-20 sp. 
Malva triangulata Leavenw. Am. Jour. Sci. VII, 62 (1828). 
M. houghtontt T. and G. FI. I, 225 and 681 (1838). 
Callirrhoé triangulata GRAY, Pl. Fendl. 16 (1849). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 98; Upham, Fl. Minn. 34; Chap., 
Fl. S. St. 538; Wats., Bibl. Ind. I, 133. 
North America: Ind. to Minn.; S. to N. Car. and Alab. 
Minn. valley: Prairie region on higher levels; far S. 
W.; dry and exposed hillsides; rare. 
