PI. ex. that. 
70. MALVACEAE. 393. Althsea. 639 
1 . Althaea officinalis . Shop marsh-mallow. 
Leaves tomentose, oblong, ovate, nearly 3-lobed, toothed. 
Althaea vulgaris, Raii Syn. 252, 1 ; Park. 303. 
Althaea, lbiscus, Ger. em. 933, 1. 
Althaea officinalis, Lin. S. P. 966. 
Wymote. 
Salt marshes ; perennial ; July to September. 
Root fusiform ; herb velvetty, hairs stellate, interwoven ; 
stem upright, simple ; outer calyx 1 0 or 1 2-cut ; petals flesh- 
colour, fringed at bottom.— Plant mucilaginous, mild, used 
in infusion, and externally in poultices. 
/3. rotundifolia. Leaves blunt. 
Althaea vulgari similis, folio retuso brevi, Raii Syn. 252. 
2 . Althaea hirsuta. Hairy marsh-mallow. 
Leaves heartshape, blunt, 5-lobed, bald above ; stem 
hirsute. 
Althaea hirsuta, Lin. S. P. 966. 
Fields; perennial; August. 
III. 394% LAVATERA. Tournefort. Lavatera. 
Calyx double ; inner calyx 5-cut ; outer 3-cut ; coques 
many, 1 -seeded. — Hairs radiating, or in bundles. 
Lavatera arborea. Tree lavatera. 
Stem herbaceous, upright ; leaves 7-angled, velvetty, 
plaited;, peduncles axillary, crowded, 1 -flowered. 
Malva arborea marina nostras, Raii Syn. 252, 4 ; Park. 301. 
Lavatera arborea, Lin. S. P. 972. 
English sea tree mallow. Velvet leaf. 
Sea-shore; biennial; July to October. 
Stem 6 feet high, naked, leafy at top ; petioles long ; 
flowers numerous, axillary ; outer calyx very large ; inner 
woolly ; petals purplish red with dark blotches at the base ; 
androphore woolly. 
Earn. VI. 71. LINE.ZE. De Candolle. 
Calyx persisting, 4 or 5-parted ; petals 5, clawed, alter- 
nate with the calyx-lobes; stamens 4 or 5, slightly joined 
at bottom ; scales 4 or 5, alternating with the filaments ; 
styles 4 or 5; stigmata 4 or 5 ; ovary free, simple; capsule 
many-celled, many-valved ; edge of the valves turned in ; 
seeds single, pendent; perisperm 0; corculum straight; co- 
tyledons nearly leaflike ; radicle above. 
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