MALVACE.E. 40 



Genus II. MALVA. 



Sejiols 5, united, with 3 bractcoles at the hasp, both hairy. 

 Ciir}>els generally more than 5, arranged circularly, indehis- 

 cent. 



1. M. RaruNDiFOLruM. Strm proetrntc, hairy. Leaves 5-7-lobetl, cordate, 

 orbicular on long petioles, lobes obtuse, hairy. F/«ityr.v axillary ; bractcoles 

 8ub ' irlv as long as the sepals, hairy. »S'v/<r many cleft. 



%. May — July. About buildings. 1-2 Veet long. 



2. M. Papiver. Sinn herbaceous, prostrate one to two feet long, 

 '■-•'•• Petiole.* long, iih-6 in.) hairy. Leaver digitate. Lohes from 3-5, long, 



- and nerves bristled. Peduncles long, (5-6 in.) hairy. Calyx usu- 



: lie, the interior 5 parted, mari^ins and nerves furnislied with acute 



/V/ti/,< 5, obtuse, fringed or laciniatc on the exterior mari^^ins, large, 



dark purple. Croom in Sill. Juur, Vol. 26, p. 313. 



In pine woods. Florida and Southern parts of Georgia. 



Gentjs III. aiODlOLA. 



Calyx 5-cleft, with 3 hracteoh s at tl>e base. Carpels ar- 

 ranged circularly, ^-valved spuriously 2-celled, 2-seedcd. 



1. M. Ml'LTiFlDA. ( Malva Caroliniann of Ell.) Stem difTuse, hirsute, 

 prostrate, /xxifes 3-5-lobed, obtuse, cordate at the base. LoIks dissected. 

 Carpels numerous, hispid with 2 subulate horns, lunate, compressed, united 

 m a truncated head. 



Red. ©. April — June. Common about buildings. 



Gexus IV. SIDA. 



Calyx 5-cleft, angled, without an involucel. Ovary 5 ot ma- 

 ny celled, with a single ovule in each cell. Capsules consist- 

 ing of 5 or more carpels, commonly 2-valvcd. 



1. ?. ?rrxo<;A. &«» branching, finely pubpscent. Z^aw* alternate, cor- 



id lanceolate, serrate. Slipuleg setaceous, with a spinose 

 __ - ise. FUnaers a.\\\\vir\\ solitary, on short peduncles. Calyx 

 scent. Petals obovate. Stigma 5-cleft. Carpels 5, easily separated 

 .. u^n mature, 2-lobed. 



Yellow. ©. May— July. Sandy soils. 1-2 feet. 



2. S. ELUornr. Stem slender, herbaceous, nearly dabrous, with spread- 

 ag branches. Leaves linear, serrate, varying in width, obtuse at the base, 

 aearly glabrous. Flowers axillary. Se^nmuts of the calyx broad. Petal* 

 imarginate, striate, expanding. Styles many cleft. Carpels 10, united into 

 I spherical head, glabrous. 



Yellow. '4- Aug. — Sept. On the coast of Car. «fe Geo. 2-4 feet. 



3. S. HisTiDA. Stem branching, stellular tomentose. Leaves lanceolate, 

 lerrate, slightly hairvon both surfaces, i^/oircr* on small axillary branches, 

 rrowdrd nnd nearly svisile. Calyx anyular, hairy. Puials rather longer 

 hwi X. 



\',.... 4- July — .\ug. Sandy soils. 



4. S. Rbombifoua. Stem suffructicose, branching, stellular pubescent. 

 Ltines'v I . ' rv on the upper surface. Flowers axillary 

 »nd ii«<i'! ■ s much longer than ^he petioles. Carpels 

 lO-l'-' - •^ul>uiate horns. Petals obovate. Calyx angular, scgnienta very 

 aroa ..natc. 



Yeiiow. %. July — Sept. Dry pastures. 1-2 feet. 



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