Hibiscus, MONADELPHIA DODECANDRIA, 197 
numerous, ascending; young parts covered with very rigid: 
hairs; the height of the plants raised in my garden, were 
from six to twelve feet, Leaves alternate, horizontal, petiol- 
ed, cordate, from three to five-angled, from three to five- 
nerved, serrate, from three to six inches long, and from two 
to five broad. Petioles the length of the leaves. Stipules 
subulate. lowers single from the exterior axills, and on 
long terminal racemes, short-pedicelled, in the flowering time 
beautifully bowing, very large, yellow, with a dark purple 
bottom. Bractes to the flowers on the racemes three-fold, 
awled, Calyx, exterior from five to seven-leaved; leaves — 
lear, hairy, permanent, Corol campanulate, &c, as in po- 
pulneus, Capsule oblong, erect, sharp-pointed, covered with 
strong hairs, which stick im the skin, and produce: much itch- 
ing. Seeds many, kidney-formed. 
13. H. Solandra. L’ Herit. Stirp. i. t. 49. 
Annual, erect, ramous, clothed with hamose pubescence. 
Leuves cordate, rarely cordate-lobate, grossly serrate, Sti- 
pules and bractes clavate. Racemes terminal, elongated. 
» Pedicels very long. Exterior ealyx. minute, or deareiain 
-Laganaea lobata. Willd, iii. p. 733. | 
‘Triquera acerifolia, Cavan. Diss, i, t. 11. be: 
A native of Mysore. Flowers during the — season in 
the Botanic garden at Calcutta. 
M4. H. Lampas. Willd. iii. si 1. 
Sub-arboreous. “Leaves from cordate and entire to three- 
lobed. Stipules subulate. Flowers.sub-terminal, forming 
large, leafy panicles, Exterior calyx of from four to eight 
small, subulate, caducous leaflets. Capsu/e ovate. 
A native of the Rajemahl bills and ‘Chittagong. It was 
also found by Dr. Buchanan in Nepal. ee time the 
close of the rains ; seed ripens in January. . ote 
Seiule ne peniesi several from the same root, with nals 
sub-erect branches, particularly near the top; young parts 
