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MALVACEAE 



2 Lavatera (Tree-Mallow). — Tall hairy plants, with more 

 or less lobed leaves ; axillary flowers ; an epicalyx of 3 united bracts ; 

 and other characters mainly as in Althcea. (Named in honour of 

 the two Lavaters, Swiss physicians, friends of Tournefort.) 



1. L. arbbrea (Sea Tree-Mallow). — A tall and handsome plant, 

 3 — 12 feet high, with a thick woody stem ; soft, downy, 7-angled 



lavatera arborea {Sea Tree-Mallo-v), 



leaves ; and abundance of xose-co\o\ixe6. flowers, with darker veins, 

 1 \ in. across, resembling those of the Common Mallow {Mdlva 

 sylvestris), but of a deeper colour towards the centre. — On sea- 

 cliffs and stacks ; rare. — Fl. July — October. Biennial. 



2.* L. sylvestris, a smaller, herbaceous species, closely re- 

 sembling Mdlva sylvestris, but differing in being hispid with 

 Stellate hairs, giving it a grey-green colour, and in having the 



