By Mr. John Lindley. 



LVIII. Lespedeza capitata. Michaux. 



L. erecta simplex, petiolis brevissimis, foliolis ellipticis sul)ius :ulpiv>M>-}>ulK ^> 

 centibus, spicis capitatis breve pedunculatis axillaribus ct «>nglobato-terminalibus, 

 calycibus villosis longitiuline corollae legumine multo longioribus. Dec. prodr. 2. 

 349. 



An herbaceous plant about 2 feet high, with a nearly sim- 

 ple erect stem, all covered with silvery leaves. The flowers 

 appear in September, in heads in the axillae of the leaves, and 

 are of a pale yellow or straw colour. The neatness of its 

 appearance renders it a desirable border plant. 



Brought from N. America by Mr. Douglas in 1824. A 

 peat border is the proper place for the cultivation of this 

 species. 



LIX. Althaea nudiflora. 



A. foliis cordato-rotundis 5-angulatis trilobisve crenatis scabro-pilosis, caule pe- 

 tiolis pedunculisque hispidis, racemo ebracteato nudo, floribus geminis, petalis 

 cuneatis emarginatis. 



A biennial, with a stem six feet high, and the habit of 

 the Common Hollyhock. Leaves large, roundish-cordate, 

 5-angular or 3 lobed, crenate, a little shining, harshly hairy 

 on both sides. Leafstalks and stems hispid, stimulant. Stem 

 slender, erect, 4 feet high, round, hispid, with fascicles of 

 stiff fragile hairs. Stipules half-ovate, cut, deciduous, with 

 a broad base. Flowers large, white, stalked, growing in pairs, 

 naked, (without bracteal leaves). Flower-stalks hispid, with 

 short fascicled hairs. Involucre 6-7-fid, campanulale, half as 

 long as the calyx. Calyx 5-lobed ; lobes ovate, blunt, 5-nerved. 

 Petals white, with a greenish yellow base, cuneate, emarginate, 

 their claws with villous edges. 



This plant is remarkable for its hispidity, which is caused 

 by an infinite number of fascicled stiff brittle hairs, and for the 



