OKDK.U -J4 TAMAJMSCIXEJ3. B3 



5 H. Trlouum L. Flower-of-an-Hour. Hispid; leaves 3-parted, middle segments 



long, all siuuate-lobed ; bractlets entire ; calyx inflated, membranouH ; flowers ycl- 

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



6 H. mtlltaris Cav. Glabrous ; leaves hastately 3-lobed, lobes acuminate, serrate ; 



corolla tubular-campanulate ; capsules smooth, ovoid-acuminate ; seeds hairy, it 

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



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



minate : corolla expanding ; caps, ovoid. U South. 6f. Flowers <>'. scarlet. July. Aug. 

 & II. Carolinian us Muhl. Smooth; Ivs. cordate, ovate, acuminate ; ped. free I'rom 



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

 9 H. Syriacus L. Alt/uea. Tree Hibiscus. Lvs. ovate, cuneiform at base. 3-lobed, 



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

 IU H. Florldanns Shutt. Hispid; Ivs. ovate-cordate, obtuse, small ; fls. pendulous 



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



11 M. 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. 



1 2 H. ESCULENTUS. Okra. Lvs. cordate, 5-lobcd, obtuse, dentate ; petiole longer than the 

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



1 3 H. MANIHOT. Lvs. divided into 5 7 linear, pointed, few-toothed lobes ; oractleta 

 of the involucel 57, persistent, n 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 veiy numerous, lateral. Stigmas 3, rarely 5, clavate. Seeds oo, 

 involved in cotton. Flowers yellow. Pig. 201. 



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



brownish, cotton white. (I) 5f. Cultivated South. Yellow. 



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



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



ORDER XXIV. STERCULIACE^. 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..STERCULiA. 



Involucel 0. Petals 5, long-clawed. Carpels 5. Fertile stamens 5. S. t'\a... \YKXIA pusillt. 



* Involucel 3-Ieaved. Petals 5. Carpel 1. Stamens 5, all fertile. S. Fla WALTHKKIA Amerirbmo. 



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

 plious, united into a short, sessile cup. Anth. adnate, 10, 15, or 20. Caip. 

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

 or racemes. (See Addenda.} 



S. PT.ATANIF6LIA L. Leaves cordate at base, palmately 3-5-lobed, smooth ; calyx rotate, 

 refleied, greenish, in clusters. Cultivated South. 30f. Japan. A handsome trco. 



ORDER XXIV. bis. TAMARISCINE^E. TAMARISKS. 



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

 Binall 4r-5-parted flowers. Stamens definite, hypogynous Styles'^. Capsules^ 

 valved, 1-celled, exceeded. Seeds with a coma. AlbvmenO. Emlryo straight 



