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Cult. The greater part of the species of this genus bear bright 
scarlet flowers; therefore they are desirable in all collections. 
A mixture of loam and peat will suit them best, and cuttings 
will root readily in sand under a hand-glass; these should be 
taken off as near the stem of the plant as possible, not being so 
apt to rot as when taken off by the middle of the shoot. None 
of the leaves should be taken off or shortened above the sand. 
(Sweet.) 
XII. LEBRETO'NIA (in honour of Manuel Le Breton, a 
French botanist.) Schrank, pl. rar. hort. mon. t. 90. D. C. prod. 
1. p. 446. 
Lis. syst. Monadélphia, Polydndria. Calyx 5-parted, girded 
by a rather shorter 5-parted involucel. Petals 5, in part pro- 
truding, twisted in the bud, with a spreading border. Styles 10. 
Carpels 5, or from abortion only 4, 1-seeded, indehiscent. Per- 
haps sufficiently distinct from the second section of Pavonia. 
1 L. coccr’neEa (Schrank. 1. c.) leaves ovate, acuminated, ser- 
rated ; pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, longer than the petioles; 
corolla twice as long as the involucel. h. S. Native of Bra- 
zil. Pavonia Schrankii, Spreng. syst. 3. p. 98. Trunk hispid. 
Flowers large,scarlet. Leaves pubescent above, tomentose beneath. 
Scarlet-flowered Lebretonia. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1823. 
Shrub 4 feet. 
2 L. variroLia (Nees et Mart. nov. act. bonn. xi. p. 98.) ~ 
leaves ovate, somewhat cordate, acutish, crenately-serrated, pu- 
bescent ; pedicels 1-flowered ; corolla almost equal in length with 
the involucel. h. S. Native of Brazil. Pavonia latifolia, 
Spreng. syst. 3. p. 98. Flowers scarlet. Calyx greenish, as in 
L.coccinea. Leaves pubescent. 
Broad-leaved Lebretonia. Shrub 4 feet. 
3 L. semiserra'ta (D. C. prod. 1. p. 446.) leaves oblong, 
serrated at the apex, coriaceous, on long stalks; flowers ter- 
minal ; calyx coloured, permanent. h. S. Native of Brazil. 
Schotwia semiserrata, Schrad. goett. ann. 1821. p. 717. A 
doubtful plant. 
Semiserrated Lebretonia. Shrub 4 feet? 
Cult. These shrubs deserve to be cultivated in every collec- 
tion on account of their shewy scarlet blossoms. They require 
to be treated in the same manner as recommended for Malva- 
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viscus. 
XIII. HIBISCUS (from ifiexoc, hibiscos, one of the names 
given by the Greeks to Mallow. The Hibiscus of Pliny appears 
to be an umbelliferous plant, while that of Virgil is a plant with 
pliant branches, which was made into baskets.. The name is 
said to be derived from /bis, a stork, which is said to chew some 
species.) Lin. gen. no. 846. Lam. ill. t. 584. D. C. prod. 1. 
p- 446. 
Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Polydndria. Calyx encompassed by 
a many-leaved, rarely by a few-leaved involucel, sometimes con- 
nected at the base. Petals not auricled. Stigmas 5. Carpels 
joined into a 5-celled, 5-valved capsule, with a dissepiment in 
the middle of each valve on the inside. Cells many-seeded, 
rarely 1-seeded. The bark of all the species is so tough that it 
may be made into ropes, or spun into thread of any description. 
Sect. I. Cremontia (from cremo, to burn; vivid colour of 
the flowers of some of the species.) Comm. ined. D.C. prod. 1. 
p- 446. Corolla (as in Malvaviscus) convolute, cylindrical, but 
the petals are not eared at the base as in that genus. Stigmas 5. 
Cells of capsule many-seeded. 
1 H. rLurròrus (Cav. diss. 3. p. 154. t. 57. f. 1.) leaves 
Janceolate-oblong, entire or rarely trifid ; involucel 5-leaved; 
shorter than the 5-toothed calyx ; petals rather velvety on the 
outside. h. S. Native of the island of Bourbon, in moun- 
MALVACE. XII. Lesrerontia. 
XIII. Hisiscus. . 
tain woods. Malvaviscus puniceus, Bory, ined. Flowers scar- 
let, campanulate. o 
Var. B, hýbridus (Hook. bot. mag. 2891.) This is a splendid 
hybrid, produced from H. liliiflorus, impregnated by the pollen 
of H. mutdbilis, Flowers large. k.S. Raised in the Mau- 
ritius. 
Lily-flowered Hibiscus. Fl. June, July. - Cit. 1822. 
8 to 12 feet. 
2 H. sirtorus (Spreng. syst. tent. suppl. p. 19.) leaves ob- 
long-lanceolate, remotely toothed, pilose above, but tomentose 
and veiny beneath; peduncles axillary, straight, forked, 2- 
flowered ; involucel 4-leaved, stellately-pubescent, with the leaf- . 
lets broad and lanceolate, and drawn out at the base, longer than 
the woolly calyx, but equal in length to the conniving campanu- 
late corolla. h. S. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. This 
is a very shewy species. 
Two-flowered Hibiscus. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. ; 
3 H. Borya'nus (D. C. prod. 1. p. 446.) leaves ovate, a little 
toothed, undivided, 5-nerved, smooth; involucel 5-7-leaved, a 
little longer than the 5-toothed calyx; petals oblong, rather 
velvety. h. S. Native of the island of Bourbon. Flowers 
white, on very short pedicels. 
Bory de St. Vincent’s Hibiscus. Shrub 10 feet. 
4 H. rra‘crus (D. C. prod. 1. p. 446.) leaves ovate, hardly 
3-lobed, toothed, smooth; pedicels 1-flowered, length of leaves; 
involucel 5-leaved. h.S. Native of Bourbon. Malvaviscus 
fragilis, Bory. ined. Flowers red. 
Brittle Hibiscus.: Shrub 4 to 8 feet. 
5 H. pepuncura' tus (Cav. diss. 3. p. 163. t. 66. f. 2.) leaves 
3 or 5-lobed, obtuse, crenated, hairy ; pedicels twice as long as 
the leaves ; involucel many-leaved ; corolla rather campanulate. 
h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Ker, bot. reg. t. 
231. Flowers small, bright red. 
Pedunculated-flowered Hibiscus. 
Tree 
Fl. May, Dec. Clt. 1812. 
Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 
6 H. carròsus (Blum. bijdr. ex Schlecht. Linnea. 1. p. 649.) 
leaves half 3-lobed, acuminated, upper ones heart-shaped, stel- 
lately-pubescent beneath ; peduncles sub-racemose ; involucels ~ 
very minute, callose at the tip; calyx toothed, smooth ; capsules 
oval, pentagonal, 3 times larger than the calyx. ).S. Native 
of Java. 
Callose-involucelled Hibiscus. Tree 15 feet. 
7 H. xa’mpas (Cav. diss. 3. p. 154. t. 56. f. 2.) leaves cor- 
date, 3-lobed, smooth, dotted beneath; pedicels solitary, 1- 
flowered at the tops of the branches, longer than the petioles ; 
involucel small, of 5 or 7 bristle-like leaves. h.S. Native of 
the Philippine islands and Java. Flowers large, yellowish. 
Lamp Hibiscus. Clt. 1806. Shrub 10 feet. 
8 H. memprana'cevs (Cav. diss. 3. p. 159. t. 57. f. 2.) leaves 
cordate, ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, toothed ; pedicels twice 
as long as the petioles, 1-flowered; involucel of 10 lanceolate 
leaves, much shorter than the 5-cleft calyx, with 3-nerved seg- 
ments. h.S. Native of? Flowers yellow. 
Membranaceous Hibiscus. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1816. Sh. 10 ft. 
9 H. sprra'tis (Cav. icon. 2. p. 47. t. 162.) leaves ovate, 
acute, toothed, smooth, quite entire at the base; pedicels 1- 
flowered, twice the length of the petioles ; involucel of 9-10-linear 
leaflets. h. S. Native of Mexico. Petioles villous. Flowers 
from yellow to flesh-coloured. 
6 jbiral-flowered Hibiscus. FI. June, July. Clt. 1823. Shrub 
eet. 
10 H. TUBIFLÒRUS (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C- 
prod. 1. p. 447.) leaves cordate, acute, somewhat scolloped, den- 
ticulately-serrated, villous ; pedicels 1-flowered, twice as long as 
the petioles ; involucel many-leaved. h.S. Native of Mexico 
on the mountains. Flowers from yellow to red. f 
