. Botany for agricultural students . Botany. MALLOW FAMILY 487 belongs, and the Rue family {Rutacea), the family of citrous fruits, such as Oranges, Lemons, Tangerines, Grapefruit, and others. Maple Family {Aceraceae). — This family is composed chiefly of the Maples, valuable trees for shade, lumber, and yielding a sweet sap from which maple syrup and sugar are obtained. Closely related to the Maples are the Buckeyes which are also important shade trees. Mallow Family {Malvaceae). — This family is a notable one chiefly because it includes the Cotton plant {Fig. 435). The ^#^^4. Fig. 435. — A C
. Botany for agricultural students . Botany. MALLOW FAMILY 487 belongs, and the Rue family {Rutacea), the family of citrous fruits, such as Oranges, Lemons, Tangerines, Grapefruit, and others. Maple Family {Aceraceae). — This family is composed chiefly of the Maples, valuable trees for shade, lumber, and yielding a sweet sap from which maple syrup and sugar are obtained. Closely related to the Maples are the Buckeyes which are also important shade trees. Mallow Family {Malvaceae). — This family is a notable one chiefly because it includes the Cotton plant {Fig. 435). The ^#^^4. Fig. 435. — A Cotton Plant, showing the general character of the plant. X about '^. After Orton. flowers have five sepals and five petals. The stamens are numerous and united, and the pistil is composed of a number of carpels united at the base. The sepals are also partly united {Fig. 9). Cotton surpasses all other plants of the family in value. To this family also belongs the Theobroma Cacao, a small tree which yields cocoa and chocolate. The Shrubby Althaea and Hollyhock are of some importance as ornamental plants, while the Indian Mallow {Albutilon Theophrasti), Flower-of-an-hour {Hibiscus Trionum), and a few others are more or less trouble- some Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Martin, John N. (John Nathan), b. 1875. New York : John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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