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tube antheriferous all tlie way dowu. Styles connate y'^ in. below the 

 stigmas. Capsule h in. in diam., globose, with a short beak, spuriously 

 10-celled, 5-valved, hidden in the persistent calyx, touientose. Seeds 

 subreniform, black, sulcate. Fl. B. I. v. 1, p. 343; K. Schum. in 

 Engl. & Prantl, PHanzenf. v. 3, part 6, p. 48, fig. !20, ii ; Trim. El. Ceyl. 

 V. 1, p. 157; AVoodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 11 (1897) p. 128; Watt, 

 Diet. Econ. Prod. v. 4, p. 247. Pcmt'mm tiliaceum, ^t.-\\\\.-, W. & A. 

 Prodr. p. 52; Grab. Cat. p. 14; Dalz. & Gibs. p. 10.— Flowers: Jan. 

 Veen. Belcqiata. 



Found wild only near tlie sea. Kunkan : Ddhvt, Stock^l; Eatiingiri and banks of 

 tlie Terricol river, Dalzell ij- Gibson. Kanaka: along the sea-coast and banks of tidal 

 rivers, Talhof. Deccan : gardens at Dapoorie (planted), Gibson ! ; gardens in Poona 

 (planted), JVnodrow I — Distrib. All tropical regions. 



The tree yields a useful, easily separable fibre, whicii, according to Roxburgh, 

 gains in strength by tarring. See Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod. 1. c. 



The following plants of the genus are grown as ornamental plants in 

 ■gardens throughout the Presidency : — 



Uibiscvs liosa-sinensis, Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) p. 694. Arborescent; 

 stem \\ithout prickles. Leaves short-petioled, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 

 more or less acuminate, irregularly and coarsely serrate towards the top, 

 entire near the base, glabrous on both sides or with a few minute 

 stellate hairs on the nerves beneath ; stipules lanceolate-subulate, 

 glabrous. Pedicels axillary, solitary, very long, as long as, or longer 

 than the leaves, jointed above the middle. Involueral bracts 5-7, about 

 half as long as the calyx, lanceolate, glabrous. Calyx divided almost to 

 the middle, puberulous with very minute stellate hairs ; lobes | in. long, 

 lanceolate. Corolla 3 in. in diam., tubular below, red ; petals thrice as 

 long as the calyx. Staminal-tube exserted far beyond the petals. 

 El. B. I. V. 1, p. 344; Spr. Syst. v. 3, p. 103; Don, Syst.v. 1, p. 478; 

 Dalz. & Gibs. Suppl. p. 6 ; Firm. Man. Gard. ed. 3, p. 412; Woodr. 

 Gard. lud. p. 179, et in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 11 (1897) p. 128 ; Watt, 

 Diet. Econ. Prod. v. 4, p. 242. — In flower during most of the year. 

 The Shoe flower of Anglo-Indians. Vern. Jasud. 



Cultivated in gardens everywhere throughout India. There is a variety with straw- 

 coloured flowers. 



Hibiscus mvtuhUis, Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) p. 694. A small tree without 

 prickles. Branches tomentose. Leaves cordate, long-petioled, suborbi- 

 cular, 5-7-lobed or angled, irregularly crenate-dentate, often entire near 

 the base, more or less softly pubescent or tomentose ; stipules linear- 

 lanceolate. Pedicels 4-5 in. long, jointed near the flower, axillary, 

 solitary. Involueral bracts 7-10, linear-lanceolate, shorter than the 

 calyx. Calyx-lobes ovate, acuminate, velvety-pubescent. Corolla 3-4 

 in. across, spreading, white or pink in the morning, turning red 

 before night ; petals almost twice as long as the calyx. Staminal-tube 

 shorter than the corolla. Capsides globose, flattened, hairy. Seeds 

 reniform, hispid. Fl. B. I. v. 1, p. 344; Spr. Syst. v. 3, p. 104; Firm. 

 Man. Gard. ed. 3, p. 411 ; Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 11 (1897) 

 p. 128 ; Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod. v. 4, p. 242. //. Bosa-midnhilis, 

 Dalz. & Gibs. Suppl. p. 7. — The Changeable Rose. 



Cultivated in gardens throughout India. A native of China. 



