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hairs passing from the insertion of each petiole into the axil of 

 that below. Leaves stellato-hispid especially beneath. Sti- 

 pules subulate. Peduncles axillary, solitary, hispidulous, 3 

 times the length of the petiole, articulated above the middle. 

 Flowers crimson, showy. Leaflets of the involucellum about 

 9, lineari-spathulate, acute, 3-nerved, ciliated. Calyx 5-partite 

 below the middle ; divisions ovate, acuminate, hispid. Petals 

 more than twice the length of the calyx, oblong. Column 

 of the stamens longer than the petals : anthers reniform. Cells 

 of the capsule 6-seeded : seeds angular, black, woolly. 



This, very beautiful species, is now very generally cultivated 

 in our gardens. It was first discovered by Mr Rose of St 

 Ann's, and its characters were first pointed out by Dr Bancroft, 

 from whom it received the name of H. MACLEAYANUS, in a 

 paper read before the Horticultural Society of Jamaica. 



11. Hibiscus unilateralis. Unilaterally -stamened 

 Hibiscus. 



Subglabrous, leaves ovate acuminate crenato-deri- 

 tate, peduncles axillary longer than the leaf jointed 

 above the middle, leaflets of the involucellum 9-1 1 

 longer than the calyx, stamens unilateral. 



Cav. diss. III. 158. t. 67. De Cand. Prod. I. 452. 



HAB. Cultivated. 



FL. Throughout the year. 



A shrub, about 5 feet in height : branches erect, terete, com- 

 pressed towards the extremity, subglabrous. Leaves ovate, 

 rounded at the base, acuminate, crenato-dentate, 3-nerved, gla- 

 brous above, minutely stellato-hispidulous beneath. Stipules 

 subulate. Peduncles axillary, solitary, longer than the leaf, 

 articulated above the middle, glabrous. Flowers crimson. 

 Leaflets of the involucellum linear. Calyx stellato-hispidulous ; 

 divisions subacuminate. Petals wedge-shaped, somewhat longer 

 than the leaflets of the involucellum, minutely hispidulous. 

 Column of the stamens declinate, length of the petals : anthers 

 pedicelled on one side of the column, orange-coloured. Styles 

 5 : stigmata capitate. Capsule globose, hispidulous ; cells 4- 

 seeded or fewer : seeds black, angulated, woolly. 



It is difficult to say whether this be a native or not. It is 

 common in our gardens with the preceding, to which it bears a 

 considerable resemblance. 



VII. GOSSYPIUM. Cotton-shrub. 



Calyx cup-shaped, obtusely 5-toothed, surrounded 

 by a 3-partite involucellum, with the leaflets united 



