. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Feb. 25, 1915.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL 61 NECTAR-PRODUCING PLANTS AND THEIR POLLEN. By George Hayes, Beeston, Notts. MALLOW. {Malva syJvestris, moschata rotundifolia, &c,, &c.). No. 35. KAT. ORD. MALVACE^. This plant is a hardy perennial, found in a Avild state in great profusion in some localities as also in our gardens in great variety. The generic name, Malva, is the old Latin name for Mallow, used by Pliny and Virgil, altered from the Greek Malachi, a Mallow, which is probably derived from malacho, to soften, referring tO' its
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Feb. 25, 1915.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL 61 NECTAR-PRODUCING PLANTS AND THEIR POLLEN. By George Hayes, Beeston, Notts. MALLOW. {Malva syJvestris, moschata rotundifolia, &c,, &c.). No. 35. KAT. ORD. MALVACE^. This plant is a hardy perennial, found in a Avild state in great profusion in some localities as also in our gardens in great variety. The generic name, Malva, is the old Latin name for Mallow, used by Pliny and Virgil, altered from the Greek Malachi, a Mallow, which is probably derived from malacho, to soften, referring tO' its emollient qualities, whilst the specific appellation is indicative of its familiar haunt of the sylvan shade. It attains a height of three or four feet in such surroundings. It is often found growing on waste lands and by the road- sides, where it very rarely attains a height greater than twelve inches, and in the vigorous portion of its life it is covered with flowers of a reddish purple hue. They grow on this species in clusters of from four to six and spring from the axils of tlie leaves. The petals are five in number and heartshaped, being very conspicuously veined by lines of a darker tint. The stamens of this order are worth special notice. You will find that they are very numerous, all joined together at their base and for a considerable portion of their length into a pillar. This arrangement is called " monodelphous," and means one brotherhood. ^YL. POLI^N OF MALLOW. The leaves are borne on long stalks, always broad and rounded in general out- line, but divided into five or seven lobes, the edges of which are serrated. The veins of the leaves radiate from the base like the folds of a fan. The stalks and leaves are thickly coated with hair, which makes them look and feel soft and downy. The fruit is a capsixle made up of several parts, and in it the seeds are arranged in a circle. Children in the country call them " cheeses," and gather and eat
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