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it, as the tree rifes, that defence becomes ufelefs, and the foliag 

 Imoft, quite fmooth. The inward bark is very tough, and fit for ropes 

 more coarfe and fibrous than thac of the Mohoe. 



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HIBISCUS 7. Fmticofus, brachiatus\ foliis cordato lobatis\ fiore variabili 

 Hibifcus Joliis cordato-quinqueangularibus^ cbjolete J'erratis; 



L. Sp. PL 

 Hibifcus folih cordato-quinqueangularibus objblete ferratis. 

 Retmia Sinenjis fruflu Jubrotundo, &c. Thez. Zey. 133,8 



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The Chinaife Rofe. 



This fbrub is cultivated in many parts of 'Jamaica^ on account of its flowers 5 

 which appear of a pale white in the morning; turn to a light flefh- colour, after tney 

 bear the action of the fun, for fome hours j and contract and clofe wiih the night, 



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ready for the like changes the enfuing day. 







HIBISCUS 8. Fruticofus diffufus, folih cordato-angulatis cum acumine ; cap- 



fulis & interne & externe birtis, pruriginoji. 



The fhrubby Mohoe, with briftly capfules 



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HIBISCUS 9. Hijpidus, foliis cordato- acuminatis ', ferrato - dentatis t auritis; 



flonbus fingularibus ad alas. 



The fmall Nettle Hibifcus ', or Mohoe* 



HIBISCUS 10. Arborefcens, trichotomus\ fohis amplijjimis, cordato-angulatis *, 



Je mint bus land obvolutis. 



The Bombaft Mohoe y with very large leaves. 



This tree is frequent on the banks of SpanifJj "Town river, in the road to Sixteen- 

 mile-walk. The capfuhc are very long and thick ; and the loculaments full of a fine 

 down, which invelopes the feeds. 



The leaves of this tree are fometimes above a foot and a half in diameter. 









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Of the Diadelphia^ or Vegetables 



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have the Fila 



of their Flowers connected into two difti 



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columns at the bafe, but loofe and feparate at the top. 



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Of fuch as have lefs than ten Filaments in every Flower, 



&UHINIA 1. Foliis bilobisy fpicis I axis terminalibus. 



Bauhinia foliis^ ovatis, lobis acuminatis femiovatis. L, Sp, PI. 



Bauhinia. Plumeri. 



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Sena? Jpuria aut afphalatho ajjinis arbor, ($c, Slo. QaU 150. 



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