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Plariis of fhe Punjab. 



Herbs. Erect, with Alternate Stipulate Lobed Leaves. 



Hibiscus Solandra, 



Malvace.i;. 

 F. B. I. i. 336. 

 The Plains to 

 5,000 ft. 

 Simla. 



Sutlej Yallev 

 (Collett). 



Petals united. 



medium size, aimual, velvety or hairy, slightly branch- 

 ed, leaves 1-2| in. across, heart-shaped at the base, short- 

 pointed, coarsely toothed, hairy on both sides, lower leaves 

 long-stalked, ovate or circular, more or less 8-lobed, upper 

 deeply 3-lobed, lobes narrowly oblong, stipules bristly, 

 flowers |-f in. diam., yellow, white or pink on solitary, 

 jointed axillary stalks, 1\ in. long, in a loose leafless termi- 

 nal raceme, sepals united below, triangular, short-pointed, 

 petals broad at the tip, notched, capsule ovoid, pointed, 

 hairy at the top, not longer than the calyx, seeds blackish ; 

 otherwise like Hibiscus Trionum. 



Hibiscus vitifolius, 



Ban kapas. 

 Malvace.e. 

 F. B.I. i. 338. 

 The Plains to 

 2,000 ft. 



Hibiscus Gibsoni, 



Malvaceae. 

 F. B. I. i. 339. 

 The Plains. 



Hibiscus Sabdariffa, 

 Rozelle or Red 

 sorrel, 



Patwa. 

 Malvace^. 

 F. B. I. i. 340. 

 The Plains, 

 cultivated. 



large, annual or l)iennial, hairy, slightly prickly, 

 branches many, leaves 1-4 in. diam., 3-7-lobed, lobes short- 

 er long-pointed, smooth or felted on both surfaces, 

 toothed, stalks 2| in., stipules very small, bristly, flowers 

 2| in. diam., yellow -s^ith a purple centre, drooping, on axil- 

 larv, solitarv or clustered at the end of branches, stalks 

 jointed, bracteoles 5-8, bristly, linear, not united and short- 

 er than the calyx, sepals united half way up, lanceolate, 

 velvety, petals two or three times as long as the sepals, 

 capsule hair}', beaked, 5-\s'inged, shorter than the sepals, 

 seeds brown, tubercled ; otherwise like the last species. 

 The bark vields a strong pilverv fibre. 



medium size, perennial, branches bristly or prickly, 

 leaves 1-3 in., deeply divided into lobes, lobes oblong- 

 lanceolate, toothed, smooth or hairy, stalk as long as the 

 blade., flowers twice the length of the bracteoles, yellow 

 \\ith a purple centre or all purple, on solitary axillary stalks, 

 bracteoles ununited, linear, prickly, curving over the calyx, 

 sepals united below, lanceolate, stamina! tube half covered 

 with anthers, capsule ovoid, pointed, valves bristly, seeds 

 soft with scattered hairs ; in other points like the last 

 species. 



large, annual, smooth, stem purplish, leaves 2-8 in., 

 wedge-shaped at the base, usually 3-5-lobed, lower leaves 

 sometimes not lobed, lobes lanceolate or oblong, glandu 

 lar beneath, toothed, stalk 2 in., reddish, stipules | in. long, 

 linear, short-pointed, flowers 2| in. diam., yellow or purple 

 on solitary axillary short stalks, thickened at the top, 

 bracteoles 8-12, united to the base of the calyx, calyx en- 

 larging in fr-uit, sepals united below the middle into a fleshy 

 bristly purple cap, capsule ovoid, pointed, hairy, shorter 

 than the calyx, seeds nearly glabrous, kidney-shaped ; 



