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floribus solitariis axillaribus, bracteis pluribus liberis liuearibus ileuse 

 setoso-ciliatis, calycis tubo campanulato segmentis lanceolato-deltoideis 

 tubo ^quilongis, petalis luteis calyce duplo longioribus, geuitalibus lu- 

 clusis, fructu membranaceo globoso piloso magBitudine pisi. 



An annual, with slender green stems a foot or more long. 

 Leaves sometimes all simple, sometimes all trifoliolate ; leaflets 

 ^f in. long, usually linear or linear-oblong, rarely ovate, mofle- 

 rately firm in texture, green and scabrous on botli surfaces. 

 Pedicel ascending, about an inch long. Calyx, capsule, and 

 bracteoles all about | inch long. Petals glabrous, obovate un- 

 guiculate. Capsule splitting to the base into 5 oblong-lanceolate 

 valves i in. broad.— -Baro?^ 703 ! 3942 ! 4594 ! 



Hibiscus oblatus, n, sp, 



Fructicosus, ramulis lignosis, foliis longe petiolatis integris orbiculari- 

 oblatis subcoriaceis facie viridibus scabris dorso dense pubescentibus, 

 floribus magnis axillaribus breviter pedicellatis solitariis, bracteolis 5 in 

 cupulain luagnam rigidam dentibus deltoideis coalitis, calycis tomentosi 

 segmentis parvis ovatis, petalis pannosis obovato-unguiculatis, genitalibus 

 longe exsertis. 



A sbrub, witb terete woody brancblets, tbinly clotted upwards 

 witb grey lepidote tomentum. Leaves 6-8 in. broad, 4-6 in. 

 long, cordate at tbe base, broadly rounded at the apex, entire or 

 nearly so, greenish and scabrous above, persistently matted be- 

 neath with soft whitish drab tomentum. Epicalyx drab, above 

 ^ in. long. Calyx under an inch long, matted with whitish-drab 

 pubescence ; segments § in. long and broad. Petals pale brown, 

 1| in. long, densely pubescent. Column of stamens exserted 

 nearly an inch beyond the petals.— 5aro» 3353 ! A very distinct 

 large striking fruticose species, allied to JST. JEllisiu 



Hibiscus nummflarifolius, n. 



Herbaceus, perennis, caulibus gracilibus apice stellato-pilosis, folii* 

 petiolatis orbicularibus serratis facie ealvatis subtus parce hispidis, floribus 

 paucis axillaribus et terminalibus, bracteolis pluribus liuearibus hispidis, 

 calycis segmentis lanceolato-deltoideis, petalis violaceis glabris calyce 

 duplo longioribus. 



A much-branched perennial herb, with short slender stems. 

 Leaves orbicular, subcoriaceous, under an inch long and broad • 

 petioles ^\ in. long ; stipules lanceolate, persistent. Plowera 

 mainly solitary at tbe end of the branches. Calyx | in. long ; 

 segments twice as long as the tube. Epicalyx of 10-12 linear 



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