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Show 53 2 '17.Je Hiflory of P f. A N -rr S. gulated ; all of them are crenated at the edges : the flow~rs ~re very large, and of a fine blood red at the ungues, and of a paler red eltewhere.. . It is a native of Syria. C. Bauhine calls it, Malva tnmefins flore ~um unguibus purpureis. The other fpecies are, J, The tree Mallow. 2. The tree Madhmallow, with acute leaves, and fmalJ flowers. 3· The fmall-flower~d, umbellated, Creiic Mallow. 4· The large-leaved Lavatera. MALVA. THE calyx is double; the exterior one is compofed of three leaves:' th~ capfules are numerous, ahd each contains a- fingle feed. This genus contains the Malva of authors in general~ and the Abutilon of Dillenius. Malva foliis rotundo-a1zgulatis. The roundijh, but angulated-leaved,. mallow. The root is oblong and white; the ftalk is round, fmooth, firm, and grows to five feet high: the leaves are fmooth, large, and fomewhat refemble the larger a~d lefs angulated leaves of ivy : the flowers ~re very ~umerous, large, and ~f a beautiful red. It is a native of Italy. C. Bauhme calls 1t, Malva hederaceo folio. . The other fpecies are, 1. The common, field Mallow .. 2. The eretl: Mallow, With fmall, white flowers. 3· The common, procumbent, white-flowered Mallow. 4· The curled-leaved Mallow, with clufiered flowers. 5· The creeping, alcea-leaved Mallow, with deep purple flowers. 6. The red-ffowered, African, lhr~bby Mallow. 7· The tricufpidated-fruited, oriental Mallow. 8. The common, vervam Mallow, or Alcea. 9· The hairy-fruited, vervain mallow. I o. The five-leaved, or hempleaved Mallow. I r. The hairy, broad-leaved Mallow. I 2 • .The geranium-leaved, fea Mallow. 13. The fmooth, great-flowered Mallow. 14. The elm .. leaved Mallow. 15. The roundiil1- leaved, oriental Mallow. 16. The ground-ivy-leaved Mallow. G 0 S S Y PI U M. T HE calyx is double; the exterior one is compofed of three leaves: the capfule contains four cells : the feeds are furrounded with a fine downy matter. This genus comprehends the Xylon of Tournefort. Gof!ypium Joliis qui1zquelobi s. The Gof!ypittm, with quinquelobate leaves. 1:bt (ftotton l~lant. The root is long and fibrated; the .fialk is hard~ woody, and ten feet high : the leaves are large, and are givided more or lefs deeply into five portions or fegm ents; they are hairy, and fiand on long pedicles : the flowers are large, and of a pale yellow, edged with purple. It is a native of Greece. C. Bauhine calls it, Go1Typium frutefcens femine albo. The other fpccies are, I. The trilobate-leaved Goifypium. 2. The fmooth, tree Go1Typium. 3· The prickly, tree Goifypium. 4· The yellow-flowered, tree Go!fypium. 5· The green-feeded, tree Goffypium. 6. The long-fruited., tree Goffypium. MAL 0 P E. T HE calyx is double; the exterior one is formed of three leaves: the fruit is compofed of a number of conglomerated capfules, each containing a fingle feed. This genus comprehends the Malacoides c:>f Tournefort. Malope The Hijiory of P L A N T S. 533 Malope foliis ovcttis crenatis glabris. The fmooth, oval, crenated-leaved Malope. liOetonv~ItabctJ .®auoru. Th~ root is oblong, white~ and .divaricated; the fialks are nnmerous procumbent or oblique, and about fix inches long: t?e leaves are few, they fl:anrl' on long pedi~ des, and are oblong, of a pale green, and .1tke the leaves of betony in figure, but fmaller : the ~owers fl:and on moderately long pedicles, arifing from the alee of the leaves; they :are l1l~e thofe ?f the common mallow, and of a pale red. It IS a nat1ve of Tufcany; Morifon calis it Malva. betonicre folio; Tournefort, Malacoides betonicce folio. ' ' The other fpecies are, 1. The fmall, blue-flowered~ angulated-leaved Malope. 2. The l~rger-flowered Malope. tJ R E N A. THE c~lyx is double : the ext~rior one is divided into five fegments ; the capfule contams five cells, each holdmg a fingle feed, and is echinated on the furface. Urena foliis angulatis. Tbe angulated-leaved Urena. The root is brachiated and fibrated; the fhrub js robufl and ramofe; the bark brown; the woody part whitifh, and moderately firm: the leaves are large~ and deeply finuated ; the flowers are modera·tely large and beautiful. It is a native of China. Breynius calls it, Trifolio affinis lndire orientalis xanthii facie. A L C EA. T H E calyx is double : the exterior one is div1ded into fix fegments; the fruit is compofed of numerous capfules, eac? containing a fingle feed. Alcea foliis jinztato-angu/ojis. . The jfnuated and angu!ated-leaved A(cea. 3rbt ~oUp.::f)OCk, 0~ ~OI!':::Ofdt. The root is long, thick, and white; the fialk is round, hairy, robufi, and grows to fix, eight, or more, feet in height : the leaves fiand fingly on long pedicles; they are large, hairy, roundilh, and angulated : the flowers are very large and numerous 3 they fiand on fhort pedicles, and are naturalJy of a pale red colour. It is a native of the Ealt. C. Bauhine calls ie, Malva rofea folio fubrotundo. Culture produces almofi: infinite varieties of it, fuch as double-flowered, fingleflowered, deep red, pale red, white, &c. Holly-hocks. Tournefort, and too many others, have given thefe as fo many fpecies, but they are truly all but varieties of this. The other really difiinct: fpecies of Alcea are, I. The .fig-leaved, or palmate-digitated- leaved Alcea. 2. The fmoother and fmaller-leaved Akea. 3· The deeply, finuated- leaved Alcea. The plants, called by the generality of authors Alcere, are properly Malvre or Mallows. A L T I-I lEA. T HE calyx is double: the exterior one is dlvided into nine fegments: the cap .. fules are numerous, and each contains a fingle feed. Althcea foliis Jimplicibus tomentojis. The Jimple and downy-leaved Altbcea. ~OilttUOtt @atfiJ:::ntallolb. The root is long, thick, and white; the fialk is round, robult, and four feet high: the leaves are large, broad, dentated at the edges, and downy, of a whitiih €olour; and foft, like velvet, to the touch; the flowers are large and white. 6 u Ic |
