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luccas, interior of Hindoosthan. Fl. large, crimsonish, nearly the 



whole year, fr. 0. Petals astringent, used by the Chinese to blacken 



their shoes and eyebrows. 



p. rubro-plenus ; double red. (Rheed. 2, t. 17 ; — Rumph. 4, t. 8.) 



y. flavo-plenus ; double yellow. 



S. cameo -plenus ; double flesh-coloured. 



£. luteo-plenus ; double yellowish. 



p. variegato-plenus ; double variegated, 



12. liliiflorus, Cav. |3. hybridus, (B. M. 56, /. 2891 ;— J. Grah. Cat. B. 

 pi. p. 13.) 5 A hybrid plant, derived from H. liliiflorus, (a native of 

 the mountains of Bourbon) whose flowers were fertilized by the pollen 

 of H. Rosa sinensis. Fl. very large, deep rose-coloured, the whole year, 

 p. ruber, fl. deep red. 



y. luteus, fl. buif- coloured. 



13. Geneva, Bojer. {B. M. 59, 3144.) B Bourbon, Mauritius, 1835. 



14. syriacus, L. {DC.pr. 1, p. 448 ; — Roxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 195 ; — J. Grah. 

 Cat. B. pi. p. 246. — H. rhombifolius, Cav. i—DC. o. c. p. 452.) b 

 Syria, Carniolia. Cultivated in India. Fl. large, purplish-lilac, with 

 a dark-purple eye, R. S. ; fr. 0. 



p. pallido-roseus, fl. pale rose-coloured, with a dark-brown eye. (B. 



M. 3, t. 83.) 

 •y. roseo-plenus, double rose-coloured. 

 £. albo-plenus, double white. '*fWt^?1 Sada-juva. 



15. panduri/ormis, Burm. (/. ind. t. 47, /. 2 ; — DC. pr. 1, p. 455 ; — 

 W. and A. pr. I, p. 50 ;—J. Grah. Cat. B.pl. p. 246. — H. tubulosus, 

 Cav. ; — DC. 0. c. p. 447 -.—Roxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 196.) Peninsula of 

 India, Bengal, (Serampore.) Fl. large, sulphur, with a dark purple 

 eye, Oct. and Nov. ; fr. Jan. and Feb. 



16. cannabinus,L. (DC. pr. 1, p. 450 ; — Roxb. Corom. 2, t. 190 ; fl. 

 ind. 3, p. 208;— fV. and A. pr. 1, p. 50;— J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. 

 p. 13.) © Both Peninsulas of India, Bengal, (Serampore.) CSl^t'^rt^ 

 Mesta-pato. Fl. large, sulphur, with a dark-brown eye, R. S. ; 

 fr. C. S. — Leaves acidulous, eaten by the natives as spinach. Fibres 

 of the bark used for cordage. 



17. vitifolius, L. {DC.pr. 1, p. 450 ;— Roxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 200 ;—W. 

 and A.pr. 1, p. 50. — excl. H. truncato, Roxb ; — J. Grah. Cat.B. pl.p, 

 13; — Rheed. 6, t. 46.) 4»\<(>\^(\7\ Bzm-kapas. cf- Both Peninsulas of 

 India, Bengal, (Serampore.) Fl. large, sulphur, with a dark-purple 

 eye, R. and C. S. ; fr. C. S. 



18. truncatus, Roxb. (/. ind. 3, p. 200.) © Ceylon. Fl. largish, sul- 

 phur, with a dark-purple eye. In H. C. G. fl. R. and C. S. 



19. scandens, Roxb. (/. ind. 3, p. 200.) L. S v>_^ Chittagong. Fl. large, 

 pale sulphur, with a dark-brown eye, March ; fr. 0. 



20. Patersoni, Ait. (DC.pr. I, p. 454 ;—B. Rep. 4, t. 286.— Lagunrea 

 Patersonia, B. M. 20, 769.) S Norfolk Island. 



