238 MALVACE^. Hibiscus. 



hispid with short rigid hair. Elliott. — A rare species, first described by- 

 Mr. Elliott, who raised it from seeds collected on Wilmington Island. 



8. //. militaris (Cav.): glabrous; leaves hastately 3-lobed, acuminate, 



serrate ; corolla tubular-campanulate ; capsule ovate, acuminate, glabrous ; 

 seeds silky.— rV/i'. diss. 6. p. 352. t. 198,/ 2 ; Willd. sp. 3. p. 808 ; Pur.sh, 

 ft. 2. p. 456; Ell. sk. 2. p. 168 ; DC. prodr. 1. p. 451 ; Bot. mag. t. 2385. 

 H. hastatus, Mich.v. ! ft. 2. p. 45. H. riparius, Pers. syn. 2. p. 254. H. 

 Virginicus, Walt. Car. p. 187. " H. laevis. Scop. del. insuh. 3. t. 27." 



Banks of rivers, Pennsylvania, (Pwrs/i, Muhlenberg) to Georgia! Ohio 

 and Mississippi, ilfic/ifl2i.r .' July-Aug. — li Stem 3-4 feet high. Leaves 

 3-5 inches long, somewhat cordate, conspicuously lobed at the base in a 

 hastate manner. Peduncles shorter than the petiole, jointed above the mid- 

 dle. Leaves of the involucel 12-14, linear-subulate, incurved. Corolla pale 

 rose-color, with a deeper centre, about 2i inches long, hairy on the outside 

 toward the base. 



9. H. coccineus {MVdXt.): glabrous; leaves palmately 5-parted ; segments 

 linear-lanceolate, acuminate, distantly serrate; calyx deeply 5-parted; corolla 

 expanding; capside glabrous, ovate, acute; seeds pubescent. — Walt. Car. 

 p. 111. H. speciosus, Ait. Kexc. 2. p. 456 ; Mich.x. ! fl. 2. p. 47 ; Bot. mag. 

 t. 360 ; Pii,rsh,ft. 2. p. 456 ; Ell. sk. 2. p. 170 ; DC. prodr. 1. p. 451. 



Damp soils, Georgia! Florida! July-Sept. — 11 Stem 4-7 feet high. 

 Leaves divided to the base; segments 5-8 inches long, tapering to a long 

 narrow point. Peduncles articulated near the summit. Leaves of the invo- 

 lucel 12-15. Segments of the calyx lanceolate, with a long tapering point. 

 Corolla bright scarlet : petals obovate, 4-5 inches long. Column as long as 

 the petals. — We restore the prior name of Walter. 



10. H. grandifiorus (Michx.) : leaves coriaceous, cordate, 3-lobed, to- 

 mentose on both surfaces, hoary beneath; corolla expanding ; capsule torn en- 

 tose, somewhat truncated. Mich.v..' fl. 2. p. 46; Pursh,fl. 2. p. 455; Ell. 

 sk. 2. p. 167; DC. prodr. 1. p. 451. 



Around ponds, Georgia to Florida, and west to the Mississippi, Michau.r ! 

 July-Sept. — 14. Stem 5-7 feet high. Leaves very large, velvety like those 

 of Marsh Mallows. Peduncles axillary. Petals flesh-color, red at the 

 base, 5-6 inches long. 



H. pallidus of Rafinesque, is merely H. Trionum, which is frequently found about 

 habitations; but is hardly naturalized. 



Order XXXIX. TILIACE.E. Juss. 



Sepals 4-5, deciduous : sestivation valvate. Petals 4-5, hypogy- 

 nous, rarely wanting. Stamens usually indefinite, distinct, hypogy- 

 nous : anthers 2-celIed, fixed by the middle, opening longitudinally. 

 Torus often with 4 or 5 glands at the base of the petals. Ovary of 

 2-10 united carpels : styles united : stigmas as many as the carpels. 

 Fruit a 2-5-celled capsule with several seeds in each cell, or coria- 

 ceous or drupaceous, sometimes by abortion 1-celled and 1-2-seeded. 

 Seeds anatropous. Embryo in the axis of fleshy albumen : cotyledons 

 flat and foliaceous, sometimes bent upon the radicle, — Trees or shrubs, 



