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those of a Hollyhock. This plant is often cultivated in gardens 
within the tropics for the beauty of its flowers. 
Changeable-flowered Hibiscus. Fl. Oct. Dec. 
Shrub 12 feet. 
93 H. apsce’NpENs; suffruticose ; branches ascending, pilose ; 
leaves 3-5-lobed; lobes acute, serrated, tomentose beneath ; 
peduncles solitary, long; calyx pilose. k. S. Native of 
Guinea. Flowers large, yellow. Perhaps belonging to section 
Furcéria, but the involucel is unknown. 
Ascending Hibiscus. Shrub 3 feet, straggling. 
94 H. cucursira'ceus (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 244.) shrubby, 
hairy, unarmed ; leaves roundish, cordate, dentately-serrated, 
stellately-pubescent ; involucel of 12 awl-shaped leaflets, much 
shorter than the calyx, which is 5-glanded; cells of ovary 4- 
ovulate. h.S. Native of Brazil in the western part of the 
province of Minas Geraes. Flowers rose-coloured. 
Var. B, cuneifolius (St. Hil. 1. c.) leaves cuneated at the base. 
Gourd-like Hibiscus. Fl. Sept. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
95 H. taxirLorus (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 245.) stem herba- 
ceous ? scabrous, unarmed ; leaves cordate, roundish or cuneate- 
ovate, denticulated, rough; imvolucel 8-9-leaved, awl-shaped, 
much shorter than the calyx, which is 5-glanded ; cells of ovary 
7-ovulate. h.S. Native of Brazil in the province of Goyaz. 
Flowers purplish, but with a pale flesh-coloured centre. 
Lax-flowered Hibiscus. Fl. June. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 
$6 H. ctypea‘tus (Lin. spec. 980.) leaves cordate, angular, 
sparingly toothed, smoothish ; branches velvety ; pedicels longer 
than the petioles; involucel 8-9-leaved ; lobes of calyx oval- 
oblong, 3-nerved ; capsules turbinate, truncated, hispid. h. S. 
Native of Jamaica in bushy places, and of St. Domingo. Cav. 
diss. 3. t. 58. f. 1.—Sloan. jam. hist. 1. t. 135. f. 1. Flowers 
dusky-yellowish. This plant is called by the negroes in Jamaica 
Congo-Mahoe. Perhaps originally from Africa. 
Shield-capsuled Hibiscus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1759. Shrub 
8 feet. 
97 H. Asertméscuus (Lin. spec. 980.) leaves somewhat pel- 
tate, cordate, 5-7-angled, acuminated, serrated; stem hispid; 
pedicels usually longer than the petioles ; involucel 8-9-leaved ; 
capsules conical, covered with bristles. h . S. Native of the East 
Indies and South America. Cav. diss. 3. t. 62. f. 2.—Margr. 
bras. 45. t. 45.—Mer. surin. 42. t. 42.—Rumph. amb. 4. p. 38. 
t. 15. Rheed. mal. 2. p. 71. t. $8. Flowers sulphur-coloured, 
with a dark-purple centre. Abelmoschus is derived from the 
Arabic Kabb-el-Misk, grain or seed of musk. It has large seeds 
of a very musky odour, which are frequently used as a substitute 
for animal musk in scenting powders and pomatums. In Arabia 
and Egypt they are ground and mixed with coffee .to render it 
more agreeable to the palate. 
Musk Okro Hibiscus. Fl. July, Sep. Clt. 1640. 
to 8 feet. 
98 H. ertoca’rrus (D. C. prod. 1. p. 452.) leaves smooth, 
ovate at the base, 5-nerved, 3-lobed; lobes acuminated, entire ; 
pedicels longer than the petioles; involucel of 8 or 9 oblong, 
waved, somewhat toothed, leaflets; capsules sub-globose, very 
hispid both on the inside and outside. h.S. Native of Ben- 
gal. Flowers yellow, with a dark centre ? 
Woolly-fruited Hibiscus. Fl. July, Aug. 
6 to 10 feet. 
99 H. autneve’tosus; leaves cordate, 5-lobed, rough; 
lobes acuminated, toothed, on long petioles; flowers in terminal 
spiked racemes. h. S. Native of Sierra Leone. Habit of 
H. mutdbilis. Flowers yellow. Perhaps belonging to this 
section, but the involucel and seeds are unknown. 
Five-lobed-leaved Hibiscus. Shrub 6 feet. 
100 H. Dominer'nsts (Jacq. icon. rar. 3. t. 550.) leaves 3-5- 
lobed, toothed ; stem arboreous, prickly; pedicels unarmed, 
Clt. 1690. 
Shrub 6 
Clit. 1823. Shrub 
MALVACE. 
XIII. Hus1scvus. 
hairy ; involucel usually of 12 setaceous leaflets ; calyx flattened 
at the base. h. S. Native of St. Domingo. Flowers large, 
rose-coloured, with a darker centre. 
St. Domingo Hibiscus. Shrub 10 feet. 
101 H. srria‘rus (Cav. diss. 3. p. 146. t. 54. f. 1.) leaves 3- 
lobed, halbert-shaped, serrated, smooth; stem and pedicels 
prickly ; involucel of 8-10 setaceous leaflets ; calyx ovate at the 
base. h.S. Native of? Flowers yellow. H. Domingénsis 
var. striatus, Willd. spec. 3. p. 820. 
Striated-stemmed Hibiscus. Shrub 6 feet. 
102 H. venv’stus (Blum. bijdr. ex Schlecht. Linnea. 1. p. 
650.) shrubby; leaves roundish-cordate, half-3-lobed, acute, 
grossly toothed, velvety above from stellate hairs, tomentose be- 
neath, as well as the branches, and mixed with stellate bristles ; 
peduncles shorter than the petioles ; involucel usually 5-leaved ; 
leaflets ovate, acute, equal in length to the capsule; capsule 
ovate-globose, 5-angled, hispid. h. S. Native of Java. 
Flowers single or double, white or yellow, changeable ? Like 
H. mutabilis. 
Beautiful Hibiscus. Shrub 12 feet. 
Secr. VII. BomsiceE'LLA (from Bopßvë, bombyx, one of the 
Greek names of cotton; in allusion to the cottony seeds.) D. C. 
prod. 1. p. 452. Bombyx, Medik. malv. p. 44. Cells of capsule 
many-seeded. Seeds woolly or cottony. Corollas usually ex- 
panded. Involucel 5 to 12-leaved. % 
103 H. sarviæròLus (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 249.) shrubby, 
pruinosely-pubescent, unarmed; leaves ovate-lanceolate, den- 
tately-serrated, hoary-tomentose beneath ; involucel of 12-linear- 
acute leaflets, 3-times shorter than the calyx; cells of ovary 
many-ovulate. h. S. Native of Brazil. Flowers rose-co- 
loured. Seeds woolly. - 
Sage-leaved Hibiscus. Fl. May. Shrub 6 feet. 
104 H. puanrcevus (Lin. fil. suppl. 310. Willd. spec. 3. p. 
813.) leaves ovate, acuminated, serrated, lower ones somewhat 
cordate, 3-lobed ; pedicels jointed under the middle ; involucel 
10-leaved, shorter than the calyx. h.S. Native of the East 
Indies. Flowers purplish. Ker, bot. reg. t. 230. Jacq. vind. 
t: 4. Cav. diss. 3. t. 67. f. 2. Serratures of leaves bristly. 
Purple-flowered Hibiscus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1796. Shrub 
6 feet. ` 
105. H. seruus (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 
292.) plant herbaceous, branched ; leaves deltoid-ovate, acute, 
rounded at the base, crenately-serrated, a little hairy on both 
surfaces ; involucel 9-11-leaved ; capsules rather globose, with 
few-seeded cells. X.S. Native near Cumana in South Ame- 
rica. Flowers white. 
Birch-like Hibiscus. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 
106 H. unmartera‘tis (Cav. ‘diss. 3. p. 158. t. 67. f. F. c.) 
leaves ovate, acuminated, toothed; pedicels longer than the 
leaves, jointed above the middle; involucel 9-leaved ; stamens 
unilateral. h.S. Native of St. Domingo. Plum. ed. Burm. 
t. 160. f. 1. Flowers scarlet. H. columbìnus, Moc. et Sesse, 
fl. mex. icon. ined. is the same in every particular, but the 
stamens are not unilateral. 
Unilateral-stamened Hibiscus. Shrub 4 feet. 
107 H. rnomsiròLus (Cav. diss. 3. p. 156. t. 69. f 3.) 
leaves, rhomboidal-ovate, undivided, crenated at the apex, acu- 
minated; pedicels very short; involucel 7-leaved. h. S. Na- 
tive of the East Indies. Flowers purple. 
Rhomb-leaved Hibiscus. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1823. Sh. 6 ft. 
108 H. cossyer'nus (Thunb. prod. 118.) leaves ovate, sert- 
rated ; petioles and stems hispid; pedicels jointed above the 
middle, hairy, a little longer than the leaves; involucel small, 
7-leaved. h.S. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Burch. 
cat. no. 2364.2? Flowers purple ? 
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