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THE FLORA. 



3. HIBIS'CUS. Hibiscus. 

 Calyx 5-cleft, surrounded by a many-leaved involucel. Styles united, 

 stigmas 5, distinct. Fruit a 5-celled, 5-mauy-seeded capsule. Flowers 

 large, often nearly a foot broad. 



§ Calyx, &c., hispid. Leaves palmately divided 1,2 



§ Calyx, &c., velvet-downy. Leaves undivided, angularly lobed. . . .3, 4 



§ Calyx, &c., glabrous, i. e,, smooth a 



a Leaves deeply lobed or parted 5, 6 



a Leaves undivided or slightly lobed 7, 8 



1 H. aculea^tus. Prickly H. Bractlets of involucel forked. Fls. sulph-yellow. 



2 H. Trio'num. Flower-of-an-hour. Bractlets entire. Fls. chlorine-yellow, c. 



3 H. Moscheu^tos. Marsh H. Lv 



Rose-red. c. 



4 H. grandiflo'rus. Giant II. Leaves cordate, lower 8-lobcd. 



pointed, p-r. S. 



5 H. milita'ris. Sivord H. Lvs. hastately 3-lobed. Flowers tubular-bell-shaped, 



Hesh-eolor. W. 



6 H. cocci'mus. Scarlet H. Lvs. palmately 5-parted. Cor. expanding, carmine-red. S 



7 H. Carolinia'nus. Lost J I. Heib. Lvs. cordate. Fls. purple. Very rare. S. 



8 H. S3rri'acus. TrecH. Tree 8-15f lugli. Lvs. wedge -ovate, w. p. t 



S. 

 t 



ovate, toothed. Sepals abruptly pointed. 



Sepals gradually 



Order XXX. LINAGES. The Flaxworts. 



Fig. 41S. Common Flax. Fl^. 419. Plan, showing the posi 

 tlons of the parts of the flower, the imbricated sepals, the con 

 torted sepals, the 5 stamens, and the 5 carpels. Fig. 420. Crim- 

 son Flax. 



