LTME TRIBE 



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Lavatera Arborea (Tree Mallow) 



2. Lavatera (Tree Mallow) 



1. L. arhorea (Tree Mallow). — A 

 tall, handsome plant 2 or 3-12 feet 

 high, with a thick, almost woody 

 stem ; soft, downj^ angular leaves, 

 and abundance of purple flowers, 

 resembling those of the Common 

 Mallow, but somewhat smaller and 

 of a deeper colour towards the 

 centre. C3n sea-cliffs and msulated 

 rocks on several })arts of the south 

 and west coast. — Fl. July to Octo- 

 ber. Biennial. 



3. Ai.TH.EA {Marsh Mallow) 



I. A. officinalis (Common Marsh 



Mallow). — Le:ires 3-5-lobed, soft 



and downy on both sides. Readily 



distinguished from any others of 



the Mallow Tribe growing in Britain 



by the numerous narrow bracts of the in- 

 volucre, by the hoary down which thickly 

 clothes the stems and foliage, and by the 

 munerous, somewhat small, bluish-coloured 

 flowers. Marshes, especially near the sea. 

 — Fl. August, September. Perennial. 



\ 2. A. hirsiita (Hispid Marsh Mallow). — A 

 S^ \ rare species found near Cobham, Kent, and 

 r ; one or two other pla:ces, but not considered 

 / a native. Stems erect, slender, about a fool 

 high, covered, like the leaves, with long 

 hairs ; the mauve-pink flowers solitary, in 

 the axils of the ui)pcr leaves. — Fl. summer. 

 Annual. 

 Alth-9iA Officinalis 

 (Common Marsh Mallow) 



Natural Order XVI 1 

 TILIACEifs. — The Lime Tribe 



Sepals 4 or 5, valvate when in bud ; petals equalling the sepals 

 in number, often with a little pit at the base, sometimes wanting ; 

 stamens numerous ; ovary of 2-10 united, rarely distinct carpels ; 

 style I, with as many stigmas as carpels ; capsule with one or more 

 seeds in each cell. 



The plants belonging to this Natural Order are mostly trees or 



