278 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. fBull. 



MALVACEAE. MALLOW FAMILY. 

 ABUTILON Mill. Indian Mallow. 



Abutilon Theophrasti Medic. 

 Abutilon Aviccnnae Gaertn. 

 Abutilon Abutilon Rusby. 

 Velvet Leaf. 



Occasional. Waste places and roadsides. Aug. — Sept. 

 Naturalized from Asia. 



Abutilon pictum (Gill.) Walp. (painted). 

 Abutilon striatum Dicks. 

 Flowering Maple. Tassel Tree. 



Rare. Salisbury, a few plants in waste ground as an escape 

 from cultivation (H. S. Clark). June — Aug. Fugitive from 

 Brazil. 



SIDA L. 

 Sida spinosa L. (spiny). 



Rare. Bridgeport, several plants in a dry sandy waste 

 (Fames). Sept. Fugitive from the Tropics. 



ALTHAEA L. Marsh Mallow. 



Althaea officinalis L. (of the shops). 



Marsh Mallow. Sweatweed. Mortification Root. 



Rare. Borders of marshes : Norwich (Mrs. E. E. Rogers), 

 Guilford (G. H. Bartlett & Bissell). July — Aug. Natural- 

 ized from Europe. 



The root, the leaves and the flowers are medicinal, the first 

 named officinal. The root is very mucilaginous and is used 

 in the manufacture of confectionery. 



Althaea rosea (L.) Cav. (rose-colored). 

 Hollyhock. 



Rare. Waste places and street gutters as an escape from 

 gardens: New London (Graves), Hartford (H. S. Clark & 

 Bissell), New Britain (J. N. Bishop), Meriden (Andrews), 

 Bridgeport and Fairfield (Fames). July — Aug. Adventive 

 from southern Europe. 



An old and deservedly popular garden plant. 



