34 The American Naturalist. [January, 
Trionum theophrasti. Rauwolf, in Ap. to Lugd., 1587, 31, 
cum ic. 
Alcea egyptia. Clusius, Hist., 1601, 2, 27, cum ic. 
Honorius bellus. In Clus., l.c., 2, 311. 
Bamia alessandrina. Cast. Dur., 1617, Ap., cum ic. 
Quingombo. Marcg. Bras., 1648, 31, cum ic.; Piso., Bras., 
1658, 211, cum ic. 
Malva rosea sive hortensis. J. Bauhin, 1651, IL, 951. 
Ketmia americana annua flore albo, fructu non sulcato longisst- 
mo. Comelyn, Hort. Med., Amstelod, 1701, 150, cum ic. 
Of these the last only, that of Comelyn, represents the type of 
pod of the varieties usually to be found in our gardens, but 
plants are occasionally to be found bearing pods which resemble 
those figured in the above list. I find little recorded, however, 
concerning variety, as in the regions where its culture is particu- 
larly affected there is a paucity of writers. Miller’s Dictionary, 
1807, mentions that there are different forms of pods in different 
varieties ; in some not thicker than a man’s finger, and five or six 
inches long; in others very thick, and not more than two or 
three inches long; in some erect; in others rather inclined. 
Lunan,® in Jamaica, in 1814, speaks of the pods being of different 
size and form in the varieties. In 1831 Don” describes a species, 
the H. bammia, Link., with very long pods. In 1863 Burr” 
describes four varieties in American gardens, two dwarfs, one 
pendant-podded, and one tall and white-podded. In 1885, at the 
New York Agricultural Experiment Station, varieties were grown 
under eleven different names, and from these we were able to 
satisfy ourselves of three distinct sorts only. Vilmorin” in 1885 
names but two sorts, the long-fruited and the round-fruited. 
Its culture is now recorded in nearly all the tropical countries, 
and it reached Brazil before 1648, as recorded by Marcgravius. 
It is recorded in gardens about Philadelphia in 1748,” in Virginia 
in 1781,” and in general garden culture in 1806." 
35 Lunan. Jam., 1814, II., 12. 3 Kalm. Trav., I., 74- 
36 Don. Gard. and Bot. Dict., I., 480. 40 Jefferson’s Notes. 
37 Burr. Field and Gard. Veg., 614. 41 McMahon. Am, Gard. Cal., 1806. 
88 Vilmorin. The Veg. Gard., 1885, 356. 
