MALVACEAE 775 
ticulated, nearly distinct : petals deep pink or vermilion, 2.5-3 cm. long, oblong-obovate, 
spreading : capsule shorter than the calyx, and closely invested by it : seeds puberulent. 
In dry soil or rocky places, Texas and adjacent Mexico. Spring to fall. 
3. Hibiscus Syriacus L. A branching shrub or small tree 1-6 m. tall, with minutely 
stellate-pubescent young foliage. Leaf-blades firm, oblong-ovate, elliptic or oval in out- 
line, more or less deeply 3-lobed, 3-12 cm. long, coarsely crenate, cuneate at the base ; pet- 
ioles much shorter than the blades: peduncles usually less than 1 cm. long: bractlets of 
the involucels linear to linear-spatulate, 1-2 cm. long : calyx longer than the bractlets or 
shorter ; lobes triangular-ovate, about as long as the tube: petals spt pink or white, with 
a crimson blotch at the base, 4-7 cm. long, undulate: capsule oblong-ovoid, 2-2.5 cm. 
long, pinched at the apex, stellate-pubescent, surpassing the calyx. 
In various situations, New Jersey and Pennsylvania to Florida and Texas. Summer and fall. 
SHRUBBY ALTHAEA. RÓSE-OF-SHARON. 
4. Hibiscus furcellàtus Lam. A branching shrubby plant, with grayish finely 
tomentose foliage. Leaf-blades orbicular-ovate to ovate or lanceolate, 5-15 cm. Jong, angu- 
late or 3-5-lobed, or the upper ones hastate, denticulate, or crenate-serrate, paler beneath 
than above, cordate at the base; petioles longer than the blades or shorter above : pe- 
duncles mostly shorter than the subtending petioles: bractlets of the involucel narrow, 
about å as long as the calyx at maturity, dilated and forked at the s ye not bristly : calyx 
becoming 2.5-3 cm. long; lobes lanceolate or triangular-lanceolate, longer than the tube, 
with stout lateral nerves and midrib and prominent connecting nerves: corolla 8-10 cm. 
long, yellow: capsule nearly as long as the calyx, densely strigose with lustrous hairs. 
In sand, shores of the Indian River, Florida. Naturalized from the West Indies and South Amer- 
ica. Throughout the year. 
5. Hibiscus aculeàtus Walt. Perennial, herbaceous, the foliage wy rough-pu- 
bescent. Stems 1-2 m. tall, simple or sparingly branched : leaf-blades 4-12 cm. in 
diameter, the lower ones angulate or 3-5-lobed, the upper ones 3-5-parted, the segments 
linear to oblanceolate, coarsely toothed or incised ; petioles'as long as the blades or shorter : 
peduncles shorter than the subtending petioles: bractlets of the involucels 10-12, linear, 
about 1.5 cm. long, forking, bristly: calyx surpassing the bractlets ; lobes lanceolate, 
acuminate, bristly, 3-nerved: petals 7-8 cm. long, yellow or cream-colored with a dark 
purple blotch at the base : capsule conic-ovoid, 2-2.5 cm. long, acuminate. 
In sand, often near swamps, South Carolina to Florida and Louisiana. Summer. 
6. Hibiscus lasiocárpus Cav. Perennial, with densely pubescent foliage. Stems 
1-2 m. tall, tomentose, sometimes branched above: leaf-blades ovate, 5-14 cm. long, 
acuminate, more or less distinctly serrate-dentate, sometimes angulately lobed, densely 
strigose above with lustrous hairs, softly tomentose beneath, rounded or cordate at the 
base; petioles shorter than the blades: peduncles much shorter than the subtending 
peo: bractlets of the involucel 2-3 cm. long, linear-subulate, bristly : calyx about as 
ong as the bractlets or shorter; tube campanulate ; lobes ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acumi- 
nate, longer than the tube : petals 6-8 cm. long, pink with a purple or crimson blotch at the 
: capsule hirsute. 
In swamps, Illinois and Missouri to Georgia and Texas. Summer and fall, 
7. Hibiscus grandifldrus Michx. Perennial, with soft velvety-tomentose foliage. 
Stems erect, 1-2 m. tall, solitary or several together, soon glabrous : leaf-blades 1-3 dm. in 
diameter, mostly broader than long, hastately 3-lobed, bright green above, whitish beneath, 
truncate or cordate at the base; Fia triangular or triangular-ovate, acute or acuminate, 
irregularly toothed ; petioles usually shorter than the blades: peduncles 4-8 cm. long: 
bractlets of the involucels linear, 2-3 cm. long: calyx about twice as long as the bractlets ; 
tube campanulate ; lobes ovate or ovate-lanceolate, as long as the tube or longer: petals 
12-15 em. long, pale pink with a reddish blotch at the base. 
In marshes, chiefly near the coast, Georgia to Florida and Mississippi. Spring to fall. 
8. Hibiscus Moscheütos L. Perennial, velvety tomentose, or some parts glabrate. 
Stems 1-2 m. tall, often clustered : leaf-blades lanceolate to broadly ovate, 1-2 dm. long, 
acuminate, dentate-serrate, rounded or subcordate at the base, some often angulately 3-5- 
lobed, glabrous or nearly so above; petioles shorter than the blades: peduncles usually 
corymbosely disposed : bractlets of the involucel linear, 1.5-2 cm. long: calyx surpassing 
the bractlets ; tube campanulate ; lobes triangular-ovate, acuminate, shorter than the tube : 
tals pink with a crimson blotch at the base, 10-12 cm. long: capsule ovoid, 2.5 cm. 
ong, glabrous. 
In swamps, chiefly near the coast, Ontario to Florida and Texas. Summer and fall. MALLOW 
E. SWAMP ROSE-MALLOW. : 
. 9. Hibiscus incànus Wendl. Perennial, velvety tomentose with pale hairs. Stems 
solitary or clustered, 1-2 m. tall: leaf-blades broadly ovate to broadly lanceolate, 5-15 em, 
