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17. TILIACE^. 
*?5. M. verticillata (L.); st. erect, 1. cordate with 5 deep 
orenate-dentate triangular acute lobes, fl. axillary clustered nearly 
sessile, outer sep. linear half as long as the reticulated diaphanous 
pilose enlarged inner ones, pet. about as long as the calyx, fr. 
glabrous, carp, rounded on the edge reticulated. — Fl. small. Car- 
pels separated by a deep furrow into which the elevato-reticulated 
surface extends. Central disk very small. Stem quite erect hke 
a little holyoak. Petioles several times longer than the clusters. 
I name this on Sir W. Hooker’s authority.— Near Llanelly, S. 
Wales. Mr. Jas. Motley. A. E. 
2. Alth.ea Linn. 
1. A. officinalis (L.) ; 1. soft on both sides crenate or crenate- 
serrate cordate or ovate 3 — 5-lobed, peduncles axillaiy many- 
flowered shorter than the leaves, st. downy. — E.B. 147. R- 4849. 
— St. 2 — 3 feet high. Covered with soft velvety pubescence. — 
Marshes, particularly near the sea. P. VIII. IX. Marsh Mallow. 
f2. A. hirsuta (L.) ; 1. hispid, lower 1. reniform obtusely 
5-lobed, upper 1. palmate with 5 or 3 acute lobes, peduncles 
axillary single-flowered longer than the leaves, st. hispid.— 
E. B. S. 2674. R. 4846. — Remarkably hispid on its stem leaves 
and calyx. — Between Cobham and Cuxton, Kent. A. VI. VII. — E. 
3. Lavatera Linn. Tree-Mallow. 
1. L. arborea (L.) ; st. woody, 1. 7-angled plaited velvety, ped. 
axillaiy aggregated 1-flowered shorter than the petioles. — E. B. 
1841. R. 4857. — Fl. much like those of Malva sylvestris, pur- 
plish rose-coloured with darker veins. St. 6 — 8 feet high. — On 
mai'itime rocks, rare. B. VII. — IX. 
Order XVII. TILIACEiE. 
Sep. 4 — 5, aestivation valvate. Pet. 4 — 5. Stam. distinet, in- 
definite, or (in exotics) polyadelphous ; anth. 2-celled, bursting 
longitudinally. Glands 4 — 5 at the base of the petals. Carp. 
4 — 10-celled, several seeds in each cell or by abortion 1-celled 
1 -seeded. Embryo erect in the axis of fleshy albumen; cotyle- 
dons flat, leafy. — L. alternate, with stipules. 
1. Tilia. Sep. 5, deciduous. Pet. 5, with or without a scale 
on the outside. Stam. indefinite, free, or polyadelphous. 
Ovary 5-celled, cells 2-seeded. Style 1. Fr. 1-celled, with 
1 or 2 seeds. 
1. Tilia XfwK. Lime Tree. 
*1. T. europeea {h.) ; 1. obhquely cordate glabrous except a 
