Ordkr VII. 
MONADELPHIA POLYANDRIA. 
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9810 Leaves ovate acuminate bluntly serrate hoary on eacli side. Pedicels axillary 1-fl. 
9811 Leaves 3-lobed hastate acuminate serrate smooth on each side. Pedicels jointed in the middle 
9812 Leaves roundish cordate acuminate {Thespesla Dec.) 
9813 Leaves roundish cordate acuminate crenate hoary beneath, Invol. 10-toothed 
9814 Leaves roundish cordate entire hoary beneath, Pedunc. very short 1-flowered 
9815 Leaves cordate 3-pointed smooth dotted beneath. Pedicels solitary 1-fl. longer than petiole 
9816 Leaves cordate acutely serrate, Branches somewhat hairy 
9817 Leaves cordate ovate-lanceolate acuminate toothed. Pedicels twice as long as petiole 
9818 Leaves roundish cordate acuminate finely toothed hairy beneath. Pedicels thick villous 
9819 Leaves ovate acuminate smooth entire at base coarsely toothed at end, Pedicels length of leal" 
9820 Leaves ovate acuminate serrate ; lower subcordate 3-pointed, Pedicels jointed at end 
9821 Leaves ovate or roundish undivided serrated rough, Pedic. longer than leaf, Cor. reflexed 
9822 Leaves cuneiform about 5-toothed hairy. Pedicels longer than leaf, Invol. 8-10-leaved hispid 
9823 Leaves cordate angular 5-lobed acuminate toothed downy. Pedicels nearly as long as leaf 
9824 Leaves cuneiform ovate 3-lobed toothed, Pedic. scarcely longer than petiole, Invol. 6-7-leaved 
9825 Leaves cordate 5-lobed hairy : lobes acuminate subrepand, Inv. 6-7-leaved setaceous [undivided 
9826 Stem and pctiol. prickly, Pedic. short unarmed very hairy, Lvs. 3-5-lobed blunt toothed; upper obi. lane. 
9827 Stem prickly. Leaves palmate 5-lobed ; upper 3-lobed : lobes blunt unequally toothed narrowed at base 
9828 Leaves toothed : lower ovate undivided ; upper 3-lobed cuneate at base. Flowers subsess. Invol. 12-toothed 
9829 Leaves palmate 5-parted : lobes lanceolate acuminate subserrate at end, Pedicels jointed under the end 
9830 Stem hairy. Leaves on long stalks ovate about 3-lobed serrate membranous smoothish, Pedic. very short 
9831 Stem prickly. Leaves linear lanceolate acuminate usually lobed prickly-serrate, Inv. 10-leaved 
9832 Stem prickly, Leaves palmate 5-parted with 1 gland beneath, Fl. subsess. Cal. covered with glandul. hairs 
9833 Stem rough with recurved prickles, Stipules ^-cord. Leaves palmate 5-lobed, Pedicels length of petiole 
9834 Stem rough v/ith recurved prickles. Stipules lane. Leaves 5-7-parted with lane, acuminate serrated lobes 
9835 Leaves smoothish palmate : lobes 5-7-acuminate coarsely toothed, Inv. hispid 4-6-leaved, P"ls, declinate 
9836 Stem rough. Leaves rough roundish truncate at base ; upper palmate-lobed : lobes dilat. crenate upwards 
9837 Stem petioles and calyx muricate. Leaves ovate at base trifid; lower 5-fid : lobes acuminate serrate 
9838 Leaves palmated : lobes lanceolate serrate, Petioles muricate, Fl. subsessile solitary, Inv. 7-fid 
9839 Leaves subpeltate cordate 7-angular acuminate serrate. Stem hispid, Pedicels longer than petiole 
9840 Leaves 3-5-lobed blunt crenate hairy, Pedic. twice as long as leaf, Inv. many-leaved. Cor. campanulate 
9841 Leaves cord. 5-lobed blunt toothed, Petioles longer than fl. Inv. 10-leaved decidu. Cal. bursting lengthwise 
9842 Stem strigose. Leaves 3-lobed angular cordate toothed downy. Peduncle longer than petiole 
9843 Leaves cord, angular sparingly toothed nearly smooth. Branches velvety. Caps, turbinate truncate hispid 
9844 Stem prickly. Leaves smoothish coarsely toothed without glands, Leaves of the invol. with a tooth insule 
9845 Leaves cordate unequally toothed beneath hoary : lower about 5-lobed ; upper acum. Pedic. 1-fl. very short 
9846 Stem somew. prickly. Leaves smoothish toothed 5-angular acuminate, Fls. cernuous. Caps. 5-winged hairy 
9847 Leaves acuminate unequally toothed subvillous : lower undivided cordate ; upper ovate-cordate 3-lobed 
9848 Leaves cordate oblong toothed bluntish angular slightly 3-lobed smooth. Pedicels longer than petiole 
9849 Lvs. toothed : lower undivided ; upper 5-fid : lobes oblong nearly equal blunt, Cal. inflat. membran. nerved 
98,50 Lvs. toothed : lower undivided ; upper 3-parted : lobes lane, middle one very long, Cal. infl. membr. nerved 
9851 Leaves toothed : lower leaves 3-loijcd ; upper 5-parted blunt, Stem hispid 
9852 Leaves hairy 5-lobed : lobes linear oblong coarsely toothed, Cal. very villous longer than involucrum 
and Miscellaneous Particulars. 
from the seeds, make very agreeable tarts ; and a decoction of them, sweetened and fermented, is commonly 
called sorrel cool drink. It is a small diluting liquor, much used in our sugar colonies, and reckoned very 
refreshmg in those sultry climates. (^Browne's Jam.) The bark of this species, and also of H. cannabinus, is 
lull of strong fibres, which the inhabitants of the Malabar coast prepare and make into cordage; and it seems 
as if it might be wrought into fine strong thread of any size. 
The leaves of H. surattensis are gratefuUy acid, and eaten in salads. The mucilage of the root of H. 
manihot is used in Japan for giving consistence to paper. 
H. Abelmoschus, from the Arabic Ab-el-Mosch, grain or seed of musk, has large seeds of a very musky 
odor, and are frequently used as a substitute for animal musk in scenting powders and pomatums. In Arabia 
and Egypt they are ground and mixed with coflee, to render it more agreeable to the head and stomach. 
H. esculentus, the Okro of the West Indies, is cultivated there, and in some parts of France, for the pods, 
which are gathered green and used in soups, or pickled like capers. They are full of a nutritive mucilage, 
and buttered and spiced make a very rich dish. 
