198 MONADELPHIA DODECANDRIA, Mibiscus. 
clothed with much stellate down, Leaves alternate, petioled, 
from sub-rotund, with the anterior margin, three-lobed on the 
young plants, to cordate and entire on the old ; above pretty 
smooth, but hairy with stellate down suderiaek: ; from three 
to seven-nerved, with a gland on the base of the middle one 
only; length and breadth from two to six inches each way. 
Petioles round, terruginous, Stipules subulate, caducous, 
Flowers campanulate, very large, of a bright yellow, with a 
very deep crimson bottom, short-pedicelled, and disposed 
two, three, or four alternately, on small entire, leaf-bearing 
branchlets, which issue from the exterior axills of the larger 
branches, forming a large leafy panicle. Bractes caducous, 
small, and rarely to be seen. Calyx; exterior of an uncer- 
tain number of small subulate, caducous leaflets; inner five- 
parted ; divisions with subulate points. Capsule ovate, vil- 
lous, of the size of a nutmeg. Seeds numerous. The young 
trees are now plentiful in the Botanic garden at Calcutta and 
very ornamental; the flowers being large, and the colour 
(yellow and crimson) particularly bright. 
15. H. tetralocularis. R. * i 
_ Sub-arboreous. Leaves cordate, three-lobed on the ante- — 
rior margin, mealy. Peduncles axillary, bearing from one 
to four or more alternate flowers. Eaxierior calyx of three or 
four minute, caducous leaflets ; the inner one truncated, with 
five remote, subulate segments. Capsules four-celled. 
Teling, Condapaitti. : 
Found on the hills of Coromandel, and is allied to H. kan: 
pas, which grows on the hills of Rajemahl and on the banks 
of the Ganges; but differs from it in having a four-celled 
—" Flowering time, the ratny and cold seasons, _ 
16. H. collinus. R. 
Arboreous, Leaves cordate, three-lobed, ‘pied senniieg 
Exterior calyx of from eight to ten lanceolate, waved, per- 
