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long, acuminate, serrate-dentate, rounded or subcordate at the base, greenish above and 
densely velvety tomentose and whitish below ; petioles shorter than the blades: peduncles 
corymbose or racemose: bractlets of the involucel linear, 1.5-2 cm. long: calyx surpassing 
the bractlets ; tube campanulate ; lobes ovate to triangular-lanceolate, acuminate, ribbed, 
shorter than the tube: petals white, sulphur yellow or pinkish, with a crimson blotch at 
the base, 8-10 cm. long : capsule ovoid, 2.5-3 cm. long, hispid. 
In swamps, chiefly near the coast, Maryland to Florida and Alabama. Spring to fall. 
10. Hibiscus coccineus Walt. Perennial, glabrous. Stems 1-3 m. tall, simple or 
branching, glaucous: leaf-blades 5-parted (or the upper ones 3-parted or 3-lobed), the 
segments linear to lanceolate, 4-25 cm. long, coarsely toothed or incised, long-acuminate ; 
petioles as long as the blades or shorter: bractlets of the involucels 2.5-3 cm. long, curved : 
calyx large, 4-5 cm. long; lobes lanceolate, acuminate, longer than the tube: petals 
crimson or deep-red, spatulate-obovate, 8-12 cm. long, rounded at the apex : capsule 2-2.5 
cm. long, acute. 
In swamps near the coast, Georgia and Florida. Summer. 
11. Hibiscus integrífólius (Chapm.) Small. Perennial, glabrous. Stems 1-2 m. tall, 
simple or sparingly branched: leaf-blades orbicular or ovate in outline, 8-15 cm. in 
diameter, 3—5-lobed, coarsely serrate, cordate, the lobes acuminate or the lateral ones 
angular: bractlets of the involucel about 2-2.5 cm. long, linear: calyx large, 4-5 cm. 
long ; lobes lanceolate, acute, much longer than the tube: petals crimson, 8-10 cm. long, 
wet onde or cuneate-spatulate. [H. coccineus var. integrifolius Chapm. H. semilobatus 
apm. 
In deep swamps, eastern Florida. Spring to fall. 
12. Hibiscus militàris Cav. Perennial, glabrous or nearly so. Stems 1-2 m. tall, 
more or less branched : leaf-blades ovate or broadly lanceolate in outline, 6-16 cm. long, 
some or all hastately 3-5-lobed, serrate-dentate, truncate or cordate at the base, the lobes 
acute or acuminate; petioles as long as the blades or shorter : peduncles shorter than the 
subtending petioles: bractlets of the involucels numerous, linear, 1.5-2 cm. long: calyx 
accrescent; tube campanulate ; lobes ovate, shorter than the tube, acuminate : petals pink 
uico purple blotch at the base, 5-8 cm. long: capsule 1.5-2.5 cm. long, abruptly 
pointed. 
d river banks, Pennsylvania to Minnesota, Florida and Louisiana. Summerand fall. SWEATING- 
13. Hibiscus Tribnum L. Annual, more or less hispid. Stems branching at the 
base, the branches spreading, 1-4 dm. long: leaf-blades ovate to suborbicular in outline, 
pedately 3-5-lobed or parted: the divisions coarsely toothed or incised, the teeth obtuse : 
peduncles shorter than the subtending petioles: bractlets of the involucels linear, about 1 
cm. long: calyx longer than the bractlets ; lobes triangular, prominently nerved, shorter 
than the tube: petals pale yellow or whitish with a purple or brown-purple blotch at the 
base, 2.5-4 cm. long, broadly spatulate: capsule ovoid-globose, about 1.5 cm. high, ea 
surrounded by a bladder-like calyx. 
In waste places, Nova Scotia to Minnesota and Florida. Native of Europe. Summer and fall. 
14. Hibiscus Manihot L. Annual, stout, glabrous, or the young foliage bristly. Stems 
usually 2 m. tall, or taller: leaves ample; blades 1-4 dm. in diameter, palmately or pedately 
5-9-lobed, the lobes coarsely toothed, incised or lobed ; petioles commonly about as long a5 
the blades: peduncles club-shaped, 3-6 cm. long: bractlets of the involucel oblong-lance- 
olate 1.5-2.5 cm. long: calyx persistent; lobes lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate : pene 
suborbicular, yellow or straw-colored, blotched with purple at the base: capsule oblong- 
prismatic, 4-8 cm. long, hispid. 
In waste places and on banks or in cultivated grounds, Florida to Texas. Naturalized from Asia. 
15. Hibiscus esculéntus L. Annual, more or less densely hirsute. Stems 1-2 m. 
tall, simple or sparingly branched : leaves ample ; blades 1-3 dm. broad, palmately or ped- 
ately 5-7-lobed, the lobes ovate to lanceolate or oblanceolate, coarsely toothed or inc ; 
tioles often about as long as the blades: peduncles short, 1-3 cm. long : bractlets of the 
involucels linear, bristly, 1.5 cm. long: calyx campanulate ; lobes 1-2 cm. long: pe 
yellowish and red or purple at the base, broad, 2-4 cm. long: capsule columnar, angled, 
9-21 cm. long, tapering at the apex. nited States. 
In waste places, gardens and culti utheastern U 
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_ 16. Hibiscus tiliAceus L. A shrub or small tree, with velvety tomentose young 
foliage. Leaf-blades suborbicular, 1-2 dm. in diameter, shallowly toothed, abruptly acu- 
minate, deeply cordate, prominently nerved beneath ; petioles as long as the blades oF 
shorter : A SARA stout, as long as the calyx or longer: bractlets of the involucel y 
