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5 H. Trio ii um L. Flower-of-an-Hwr. Hispid; leaves 3-parted, middle segment* 



long, all siiiuatc-lobed ; bractlets entire ; calyx inflated, membranous ; flowerb yel- 

 lowish, dark-brown centre, ephemeral, numerous. Fields? and gardens. Italy. 



6 H. militaris Cav. Glabrous ; leaves haslately 3-lobed, lobes acuminate, serrate ; 



corolla tubular-campanulate ; capsules smooth, ovoid-acumin.-ite ; seeds hairj. 2j 

 Penn., S. and W. 4f. Petals flesh-color, purple at base, 3'. July, August. 



7 H. cocci iieus Walt. Very smooth ; Ivs. palmate, 5-parted. lobes lanceolate, acu- 



minate ; corolla expanding; caps, ovoid. ~n South, (if. Flowers (>', scarlet. July, Aug. 

 S H. Carolinian UN Muhl. Smooth; Ivs. cordate, ovate, acuminate ; ped. free from 



petiole ; pet. downy inside, purple, 4'; pod globular. U Wilmington Isl.,Ga. (Elliott). 

 J) H. Syriaciis L. Althaea. Tree Hibiscus. Lvs. ovate, cuneiform at base, 3-lobed, 



duntate ; ped. scarcely longer than petiole. Fls. wh.-purp. or roseate. 8 15f. Syria. 



10 H. Floridanus Shutt. Ilispid ; Ivs. ovate-cordate, obtuse, small ; fls. pendulous 

 on long peduncles, scarlet or crimson ; stamens exserted. S. Fla. 4 5f. Fls. 1'. 



1 1 H. ROSA-SINENSIS. Chinese H. Shrub with very smooth ovate pointed Ivs. coarsely 

 dentate at end ; fls. very large, dark red. varying to buff, yellow, striped, and double. 



l^H. ESCULENTUS. OJcra. Lvs. cordate, 5-lobed, obtuse, dentate; petiole longer than the 



^^f ft- ; involucel about 5-leaved, caducous. 5f. Cult, for its large, mucilaginous pods. 



H? H. MANIHOT. Lvs. divided into 5 7 linear, pointed, few-toothed lobes ; Dractleta 



r of the iuvolucel 5 7, persistent. 11 China. 4f. Fls. sulph. -yellow, purp. centre. Jl. + 



13. GOSSYPIUM, L. COTTON PLANT. Calyx obtusely 5-toothed, 

 surrounded by an involucel of 3 cordate leaves, deeply and incisely toothed. 

 Stamens very numerous, lateral. Stigmas 3, rarely 5, clavate. Seeds oo, 

 involved in cotton. Flowers yellow. Fig. 201. 



1 G. HERBACEUM. Leaves 3-5-lobed, with a single gland below, lobes mucronate ; seeds 



brownish, cotton white. 5f. Cultivated South. Yellow. 



2 G. BARBADENSE. Sea Island G. Leaves with 3 glands on the mid-vein below ; seeds 



black, cotton white, long and silky. @ Coasts, South. Planted in Autumn. 



ORDER XXIV. STERCULIACE^E. SILK COTTONS. 



Large trees or shrubs with simple or compound leaves, with flowers 

 similar to those of the Mallow, except that the anthers are 2-celled and 

 turned outward. Fruit capsular, of 3, rarely 5 carpels. 



* Involucel 0. Petals 0. Carpels 5. Stamens 10 20, all fertile, monadelphous..STERCULi A. 



* Involncel 0. Petals 5, long-clawed. Carpels 5. Fertile stamens 5. S. Fla. .AYENiA/Jiwiiti. 



* Involucel 3-leaved. Petals 5. Carpe! 1. Stamens 5, all fertile. S. Fla WALTHKKIA Americhna. 



1. STERCULIA, L. Calyx 5-lobed, sub-coriaceous. Stam. monadel- 

 phous, united into a short, sessile cup. Anth. adnate, 10, 15, or 20. Carp. 

 5, distinct, follicular, 1-celled, 1 - co-seeded. Trees with axillary panicles 

 or racemes. (See Addenda.} 



S. PLATANIFOLIA L. Leaves cordate at base, palmately 3-5-lobed, smooth ; calyx rotate, 

 rellexed, greenish, in clusters. Cultivated South. 39f. Japan. A handsome tree. 



ORDER XXIV. bis. TAMARISCINE^E. TAMARISKS. 



Slirubs or herbs with minute, scale-like leaves, dense slender racemes of 

 small 4-5-parted flowers. Stamens definite, hypogynous. Styles 3. Capsules 3- 

 valved, 1-celled, co-seeded. Seeds with a coma. Albumen. Embryo straight, 



