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a shrub introduced from the Cape in 1732, and flow- 

 ering from May to September. 



Ma^lva virgdta, twiggy Mallow, a shrub introduced from 

 the Cape of Good Hope in 1727, and flowering from May to 

 July. 



M. minidtaf painted Mallow, a shrub introduced from 

 South America in 1798, and flowering from May to July. 



M. retusa, blunt-leaved Mallow, a shrub from the Cape 

 of Good Hope, introduced in 1803, and flowering from 

 March to May. 



M. tridactyloides, reflex-flowered Mallow, A. R. 135, a 

 shrub introduced from the Cape of Good Hope in 1791, 

 and flowering from June to August. 



M. divaricdta, straddling Mallow, A. R. 182, a green-r 

 house shrub, introduced from the Cape of Good Hope in 

 1792, and flowering from June to September. 



M. prostrctfa, trailing Mallow, a shrub introduced from 

 the Brazils in 1806, and flowering from June to August. 



M. elegaiis, elegant Mallow, a shrub introduced from the 

 Cape of Good Hope in 1791, and flowering from May to 

 August. 



Some of these plants, especially M. strzcta, capensis, and 

 grossularifdlia, are free flowerers, and well deserve a place 

 where there is room. They are all of the easiest culture in 

 any light soil ; they generally ripen abundance of seeds, 

 and may be increased by that means or by cuttings. 



Layate^ra micans, glittering Lavatera, a spongy-wooded 

 green- house shrub, introduced from Spain in 1796, and 

 flowering in June and July. 



L. O^lhia, doAvny-leaved Lavatera, a shrub from the South 

 of France, introduced in 1570, and flowering from June to 

 October. 



L. unguiculdta^ clawed Lavatera, a shrub first brought 

 into notice in 1807, and flowering from July to Sep^ 

 tember. 



