84 Malvacecz H ibis ens. 



Bordeaux it is quoted as a native of France in many English 

 books. It is a tall herbaceous perennial with enormous 

 blossoms either purple or pink with a darker centre, appearing 

 in August. 



3. H. Syriacus (fig. 55), syn. Althcea frutex. A deciduous 

 shrub, 6 to 8 feet high, with alternate 3-lobed toothed leaves 

 and axillary flowers. There are many varieties, both single- 

 and double-flowered, white, yellow, rose, purple, violet, and 

 striped, with a darker coloured spot at the base of each petal. 

 A desirable shrub, on account of its showy flowers being pro- 

 duced towards the end of Summer or beginning of Autumn. 



ORDER XXIIL-STERCULIACE^, 



This is a large order of trees and shrubs, differing from the 

 preceding order principally in having 2-celled anthers. We 

 introduce it here for the sake of including the following 

 hardy ornamental shrub. 



1. FREMCNTIA. 



This genus is distinguished by its coloured calyx and absence 

 of -petals, and staminal column divided into 5 branches. Cap- 

 sule 4- or 5-celled, splitting through the cells. Seeds numerous. 

 Named after Colonel Fremont, who first detected it in California. 



1. F. Californica. A deciduous shrub from 6 to 10 feet 

 high. Leaves large, cordate, 5- to 7-lobed, clothed with rusty 

 hairs beneath. Flowers rather large, bright yellow, solitary on 

 short peduncles opposite the leaves. This beautiful shrub is 

 still very rare in gardens. 



ORDER XXIV. TILIACEJE. 



A considerable order of plants, differing from its allies in 

 having many nearly free stamens with 2-celled anthers. With 

 the exception of the typical genus the members of this order 

 are natives of the warmer and tropical regions of both hemi- 

 .spheres. 



1. TlLIA. 



Trees with simple or stellate hairs. Leaves alternate, 

 stipulate, obliquely cordate, serrate or lobed, on long petioles. 

 Flowers fragrant, white or yellowish, in axillary or terminal 

 cymes, with a leafy bract adnate to the peduncle. Sepals 5, 



