on the Hortus Malaharicus, Part II. 271 



least to the same transplanted to America. Burman, however, 

 gives no notice of the circumstances that induced Ammannus 

 to form this opinion. 



Linnaeus, changing the name Ketmia to Hibiscus, called this 

 H. foliis peltato-cordatis septemangularibus serratis hispidis (Ft. 

 Zei/l. 261), adding without comment synonyma of the Indian, 

 Egyptian and American plants ; but he does not mention Am- 

 mannus ; nor was any change worth notice made in the Species 

 Plantarum, nor by the younger Burman (F/. Ind. 153.), except 

 by introducing the specific name Abelmoschus, well derived from 

 the Arabic. 



M. Lamarck {Enc. Meth. iii. 359.) gives the synonyma a 

 little fuller than even Linnaeus in the Flora Zeylanica ; but does 

 not include that of Ammannus ; and, although he quotes au- 

 thors describing it as an African, Asiatic and American plant ; 

 yet, when treating of its native country, he omits the first alto- 

 gether. Although he quotes the Alcea Mgyptiaca villosa of 

 C. Bauhin, yet he does not refer to Plukenet's works under that 

 head, where a reference to the Cattu Gasturi is made ; but 

 quotes him as describing the plant by two other names : 1 . ^ Icea 

 moschata villosissima foliis in lacinias profundiores incisis {Aim. 

 15. Fhyt. t. 19.11 .f. 1.) from Barbadoes. If this be a good re- 

 presentation of the West India plant introduced from Africa, I 

 do not wonder at Ammannus having separated the Indian kind 

 from it, as, however strongly the plants may resemble each other 

 in qualities, they appear to me quite distinct species. 2. Alcea 

 Maderaspatana hastatis foliis glabris, pericarpio tantum villosa 

 {Aim. 15. Phyt. t. 127- /• 2.), which has still less resemblance 

 than the West India plant to the Cattu Gasturi, and is quoted 

 by Willdenow for the Hibiscus hastatus {Sp. PL iii. 808.). 



Willdenow (/. c. 826.) and the Hortus Kewensis (iv. 220.) 

 without at all quoting Plukenet, continue to call the Abelmoschus 



a native 



