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14-toothed or 10-14-cleft involucel, shorter than the calyx. 

 Staminiferous tube 5-toothed, naked. Style 5-cleft exserted 

 above the Staminiferous tube. Capsule 5-celled, 5-valved ; 

 valves with dissepiments in the middle, appearing as if the 

 capsule was 1 0-celled. Seeds kidney-shaped. Trees or shrubs. 

 Leaves entire, crenated or lobed, glandular at the base on the 

 nerves. Stipulas twin, broad, ovate. Peduncles 1 -flowered, axil- 

 lary, or terminal and bibracteolate. Flowers yellow or purplish. 

 This genus has been separated from Hibiscus, we shall therefore 

 retain the authorities for the species under that genus. 



1 P. TRICU'SPIS (Cav. diss. 3. p. 152. t. 55. f. 21. under Hi- 

 biscus,') leaves hoary, 3-lobed ; lobes lanceolate, a little toothed ; 

 peduncles axillary, usually 2-flowered, disposed in racemes at 

 the top of the branches ; involucel 9-toothed. Jj . S. Native 

 of the Society Islands. H. hastatus, Lin. fil. suppl. 310. Corolla 

 yellow, with a brown centre, changing to red as they fade, as in 

 P. tiliaceum. 



Three-pointed-leaved Paritium. Clt. 1820. Tree 25 feet. 



2 P. AZA'NZJE (D. C. prod. 1. p. 454. under Hibiscus,) leaves 

 smooth, lower ones palmately-lobed, middle ones cordate, upper 

 ones ovate, entire; involucel 10-12-toothed. ^. S. Native 

 of Mexico. Azanza insignis, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. 

 Flowers large, scarlet. 



Azdnza's Paritium. Tree 20 feet. 



3 P. CIRCINNA'TUM (Willd. enum. 735. under Hibiscus,) leaves 

 orbicular, cordate, acuminated, very entire, hoary-pubescent 

 beneath; involucel 10-toothed. ^. S. Native of Caraccas. 

 Flower purplish ? Like P. elaturn. 



Rmtnd-\e&ved Paritium. Clt. 1820. Tree 30 feet. 



4 P. TILIA'CEUM (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p.156.) leaves crenulated, 

 cordate, acuminated, smooth above and hoary from down be- 

 neath, 9-1 1-nerved ; involucel 10-lobed. ^ . S. Native of the 

 East Indies and Brazil. H. tiliaceus, Lin. spec. 976. Cav. 

 diss. 3. t. 55. f. 1. Ker. bot. reg. t. 232. Pariti, Rheed. mal. 1. 

 t. 30. Rumph. amb. 2. p. 218. t. 73. Leaves furnished at the 

 nerves beneath with 1-3 linear pores. Flowers sulphur-coloured, 

 with a large purplish-brown spot at the base of each petal. 



In the island of Otaheite they make matting of the bark of 

 this tree as fine as our coarse cloth. Also ropes and lines, from 

 the size of an inch to that of a small packthread ; and fishing 

 nets. Forster informs us they also suck this bark for food, 

 when the bread-fruit fails them ; and in New Caledonia the in- 

 habitants frequently subsist on it, though it is an insipid food, 

 affording very little nourishment. 



Lime-tree-like Paritium. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1739. Tree 40ft. 



5 P. ELA'TUM (Swartz. fl. ind. occid. 2. p. 1218. under Hibis- 

 cus,) leaves roundish-cordate, quite entire, white from down 

 beneath; peduncles very short, 1 -flowered; involucel 10-cleft. 



T; . S. Native of Jamaica, Porto-Rico, French Guiana, &c. 

 Leaves furnished on the middle nerve beneath with a linear pore. 

 The bark of this tree is very pliable and is made into cordage of 

 various descriptions. It is called in Jamaica umbrella tree. 

 Flowers large, of a purplish-copper colour. 

 Tall Paritium. Clt. 1790. Tree 50 feet. 



6 P. GUINEE'NSE (D. C. prod. 1. p. 454. under Hibiscus,) 

 leaves roundish, cordate, quite entire, hoary from pubescence 

 beneath ; peduncles 1 -flowered, longer than the petioles; invo- 

 lucel very short, 10-toothed. Tj . S. Native of Guinea. Re- 

 sembles P. tiliaceum, but the flowers are twice the size. It is 

 called in our colonies on the coast of Guinea umbrella tree, from 

 the shade it affords. Flowers at first yellow, but become 

 purplish as they fade, like those of P. tiliaceum. 



Guinea Paritium. Fl. April. Clt. 1822. Tree 40 feet. 



7 P. SI'MILE (Blum, bijdr. ex Schlecht. Linnaea. 1. p. 651. 

 under Hibiscus,) leaves orbicularly-cordate, acuminated, crenu- 

 lated, covered with white stellate tomentum beneath ; involucel 



10-cleft. T? . S. Native of Java. Flowers sulphur-coloured, 

 with a purplish-brown centre. Leaves with 3-5 linear pores on 

 the nerves beneath. 



Similar Paritium. Tree 40 feet. 



8 P. GANGE'TICUM ; leaves ovate, cordate, sometimes slightly 

 3-lobed, rufescent beneath ; involucel connate at the base ; 

 branches and petioles rufescent ; peduncles long or short, axil- 

 lary and terminal. Jj . S. Native of the East Indies. Flowers 

 yellow with a dark-purple bottom ? Hibiscus Gangeticus, Roxb. 



Gangetic Paritium. Clt. 1 800. Tree 30 feet. 



9 P. MACROPHY'LLUM (Roxb. hort. beng. under Hibiscus,) 

 villous ; leaves large, roundish-cordate, acuminated, crenulated, 

 pale and glandular beneath ; petioles and peduncles hairy- 

 tomentose ; involucel 12-14-cleft; capsules many-seeded ; seeds 

 bearded on the margins. Jj . S. Native of Bengal, Chitta- 

 gong, and Silhet. H. macrophyllus, Roxb. hort. beng. p. 51. 

 Wall. pi. asiat. rar. p. 44. t. 51. Flowers terminal and axillary, 

 solitary or twin, large, yellow, with a purple centre. There 

 is a large single spatha which incloses the flower-bud and a 2- 

 leaved spatha which incloses the leaf-bud. Stigmas 5-6. 



Large-leaved Paritium. Clt. 1810. Tree 40 feet. 



10 P. ABUTILOI'DES (Willd. enum. 736. under Hibiscus,) leaves 

 roundish, cordate, acuminated, crenate, green, and smooth on 

 both surfaces ; stipulas cordate-ovate. Tj . S. Native of South 

 America. Sloan, jam. hist. 1. t. 134. f. 4. exclusive of the 

 synonymes. Flowers the colour of the preceding. The bark of 

 this species being very pliable is made into cordage. 



Mulberry-like Paritium. Clt. 1820. Tree 30 feet. 



IIP. PERNAMBUCE'NSE (Bertol. exc. p. 13. under Hibiscus,) 

 leaves profoundly cordate, roundish, acuminated, crenated ; 

 older ones very smooth on both surfaces ; stipulas lanceolate- 

 falcate. J? . S. Native of Brazil and Guadaloupe. Flowers 

 unknown but probably yellow, with a dark centre. 



Pernambuco Paritium. Tree 40 feet. 



Cult. The species of Paritium will grow well in loam and 

 sand, and half-ripened cuttings will root readily in sand, under a 

 hand-glass, in heat. As all the species grow to considerable-sized 

 trees before they flower, it is not likely that any of thdm can 

 be brought to flower in our stoves. 



XV. LAGUNA'RIA (a name given to this genus from its 

 similarity to Lagunafa, which see). Hibiscus, sect. xi. Lagu- 

 naria, D. C. prod. 1. p. 454. 



LIN. SYST. Monadelphia, Polydndria. Calyx 5-cleft, girded 

 by a hardly evident, entire, or toothed involucel or margin. 

 Stigmas 5, adglutinate. Capsule 5-valved, 5-celled, many-seeded. 

 Trees with entire lanceolate leaves, and large reddish flowers 

 rising singly from the axillae of the leaves. 



1 L. PATERSO'NII (Ait. hort. kew. 4. p. 224. under Hibiscus) 

 leaves lanceolate-oblong, quite entire, covered with whitish 

 scales beneath. Jj . G. Native of Norfolk Island. Hibiscus 

 Paters&nius, Andr. bot. rep. 286. Lagunaea Patersonia, Sims, 

 bot. mag. t. 769. Lagunae'a squamea, Vent. malm. t. 42. 

 Flowers large, pale-red, or nearly white, solitary, axillary. 



Paterson's Lagunaria. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1792. Tree 20 ft. 



2 L. CUNEIFO RMIS ; leaves oblong, cuneated, obtuse, smooth, 

 quite entire. fj . G. Native of New Holland on the western 

 coast. Pedicels length of calyx ; involucel very minute, toothed ; 

 calyx cleft beyond the middle into 5 acuminated lobes. Stem 

 and leaves resembling those of Candollea cuneijormis. Flowers 

 pale-red ? 



Wedge-shaped-\ea.\e& Lagunaria. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. ? Tree 

 15 feet. 



Cult. Elegant shrubs, well adapted for conservatories. 

 They will grow in a mixture of sand and loam, and cuttings 

 will root in sand under a hand-glass. 



