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LAVATERA triloba. 
Purple Rock Lavatera. 
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MONADELPHIA POLYANDRIA. 
Nat. ord. Mauvacex. 
LAVATERA L.—Calyx cinctus inyolucello 3-6-fido, foliolis nempé ad 
medium coalitis. Carpella capsularia monosperma, in orbem circa axin varié 
dilatatum disposita. Decand. prodr. 1. 438. 
Sect. III. Axolopha. 
Receptaculum apice truncatum, in cristas tot quot carpella membranaceas 
laterales verticales expansum. Dec. 1. c. 
L. triloba; caule fruticoso foliisque tomentosis subcordatis subtrilobis rotun- 
dis crenatis, pedicellis aggregatis, calycibus acuminatis. Decand. 1. c. 
Altheea frutex I. Clus. hist. lab. iv. cap. xiii. c. tc. 
Althea fruticans hispanica, aceris monspessulani incanis foliis, grandiflora 
saponem spirans. Pluk. phyt. t. 8. f. 3. 
L. triloba. Linn. Willd. sp. pl. 3.794. Jacq. hort. vind. t. 74. Cav. diss. 2. 
p. 87. t. 31. f. 1. 
L. calycina. Poitr. suppl. 3. 310. 
A hardy, half-shrubby, herbaceous plant, delighting in 
exposed dry situations. It is well adapted for ornamenting 
rough masses of artificial rock-work. 
A native of Spain, where it is found in the maritime 
provinces, growing in some abundance upon cliffs and 
precipices. Flowers from June to September. 
J. L. 
