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Root perennial. Stem herbaceous, 5—9f high. Segments of the leaves 6’ 
long, very acuminaie. Flowers of a bright carmine red. Petals slender at the 
base, 4—5’ long. Column still longer, slender and terete. J1—Oct.+ 
6. H. GranpirLorus, Michx, Great-flowering Hibiscus—Lvs. cordate, 3- 
lobed, coriaceous, tomentose, hoary beneath; cor. expanding; caps. tomentose, 
truncated.—| Southern States. Stems 5—7f high. Leaves and flowers very 
large, the latter, when expanded, nearly a foot in diameter. Petals flesh-color- 
ed, red at the base. Jl.—Oct. + 
7. H. Syriacus. Syrian Hibiscus —Lvs. cuneiform, ovate, 3-lobed, dentate; 
pedicels scarcely longer than the petiole; involucel about 8-leaved.—A beauti- 
ful, hardy, free-flowering shrub, from Syria, 5—10f high. Flowers purple. 
There are varieties with white, red and striped flowers, both single and double. ¢ 
~8. H. Tridnum. Flower of an Hour.—Ias. dentate, lower undivided, upper 
3-parted, lobes lanceolate, middle one very long; cal. inflated, membranaceous, 
veined.—@ From Italy. An exceedingly beautiful flower, branching, 1—2f 
high. Flowers large, numerous, but soon withering. Petalsof a rich chlorine 
yellow, the base of a deep brown.t (Fig. 41, 1.) R 
9. H. escuLentus. Edible Hibiscus or Okro.—Lws. cordate, 5-lobed, obtuse, 
dentate ; petiole longer than the flower ; involucel about 5-leaved, caducous.—Na- 
tive of 'W. Indies. Plant herbaceous, 2—3f high, nearly glabrous. Petiole 
with a hairy line on the upper side, nearly 1fin length. Lamina8—10/ broad. 
The flowers 1—2’ long, on a short peduncle. Petals greenish-yellow. The 
large, mucilaginous pods are used for pickles, or served up with butter. 
6. MALOPE. 
Calyx surrounded by a 3-leaved involucel ; carpels irregularly ag- 
gregated, 1-seeded. 
M. MALACOIDEs. 
“ Tws. ovate, crenate; stip. oblong-linear; ped. axillary, 1-flowered.—@ 
Penn. Muhl. Stem 1—13f high, sparingly branched, clothed with white hairs 
above. Leaves hairy on the veins beneath, nearly glabrous above. Petioles 
1’ long. Bracteoles setaceous. Carpels hispid, in a depressed, globular head. 
Petals yellow.” Torrey § Gray suppose it may prove a species of Malva. 
7. ABUTILON. Dill. 
Calyx 5-cleft, without an involucel, often angular ; ovaries 5, many- 
seeded ; styles many-cleft ; capsule of 5 or more carpels, arranged 
circularly, each 1-celled, 1—3-seeded. 
A. Avicennz&. (Sida Abutilon.~ Linn.) Indian Mallow. pA 
Lws. roundish-cordate, acuminate, dentate, velvety-tomentose ; ped. shorter 
than the petiole, solitary; carpels about 15, 3-seeded, inflated, truncate, 2-beaked. 
—) Native in both Indies and naturalized in most of the states, inhabiting 
waste places, &c. Stem branched, 3—4f high. Leaves 4—6/ diam., deeply 
cordate at base, abruptly acuminate at apex, very soft and velvety at surface. 
Flowers yellow, near 1’ broad. Jl. § 
8. SIDA. 
Calyx 5-cleft, without an involucel, ovary 5—many-celled; cap- 
sule of 5 or more !-seeded carpels; radicle superior. 
1. S. sprnosa. 
St. rigid, branched, minutely pubescent; lvs. ovate-lanceolate, serrate, 
with a spinose tubercle at the base of the petiole; stip. setaceous; fis. axillary ; 
carpels birostrate.—@) Sandy fields and roadsides, Middle, Southern and West- 
ern States! Plant bushy, 8—16’ high. Leaves 9—15” long, 4 as wide, most- 
ly obtuse at each end. Petals yellow, obovate, of short duration. Jl. Aug. 
2.8. Napz#a. Cav. (Nepea levis. Linn. 
S/. slender, glabrous; /vs. palmately 5-lobed, nearly glabrous, lobes ob- 
long-linear, acuminate, coarsely toothed; ped. many-flowered; carpels 10, acu- 
