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beneath, neatly three inches long, and scarcely 1 broad: petiole 
short. Stipules subulate, of the same length as the petiole. 
Peduncles axillary, solitary, much longer than the petiole, but 
shorter than the leaf, filiform, jointed above the middle, min- 
utely stellato-tomentulose. Styles 10— 1 1, spreading: stigmata 
capitate, white. Carpels 10-11, biaristato-cuspidate: seed soli- 
tary. 3-gonal, black. 
'1 he leaves vary in size and also in shape; they are largest 
in damp situations. I have changed the specific designation as 
not at all applicable to the form of the leaves. 
* * * Peduncles elongated , leaves cordate. 
7- Sida arguta. Sharp-leaved Broom-weed. 
Leaves cordate attenuato-acuminate serrated glab- 
rous except the petiole and under surface of the nerves, 
peduncles axillary solitary 1 -flowered longer than the 
petioles, carpels 5 bi-aristate. 
Swartz, FI. Ind. Occ. 1205. 
HAB. Common on the south side of the Island, especially 
along the fences. 
FL. Autumn, after rains. 
Suffruticose, erect, about 2 feet in height : branches slender, 
subglabrous. Leaves cordate, acuminate, irregularly serrato- 
dentate, minutely puberulous, nerved, 2^ inches long, and nearly 
1 broad: petiole f of an inch long, pubescent. Stipules subu- 
late. Peduncles an inch and a half long, capillary, puberulous, 
jointed a little below the calyx. Petals orange-yellow. Fila- 
ments free at the top, spreading. Styles 5, longer than, and 
reflected below the stamens : stigmata capitate. Carpels 5, bi- 
aristate : awns nearly as long as the carpels. 
It is remarkable that in this plant the hairs are not arranged, 
as in the other species belonging to this genus, in a stellated 
manner. 
8. Sida althseifolia. Mallow-leaved Broom-weed. 
Leaves cordate obtuse serrato-crenate tomentose, 
peduncles axillary shorter than the petiole accom- 
panied by a short peduncle bearing 4-5 pedicelled 
flowers, carpels 10- 12 shortly bi-rostrate 1 -seeded. 
Althaea flore luteo, Sloane, I. 218. t. 136. f. 2. — Sida althsei- 
folia, Swartz, Prod. 101. — FI. Ind. Occ. ejusd. 1207. 
HAB. Common, on the dry plains and hills. 
FI . Autumn. 
Suffruticose, erect, 2-3 feet in height : branches hoary, 
velutino-tomentose, compressed and slightly sidcated towards 
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