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at the base of the stamen column it is almost Tyrian rose ; color 

 slightly more intense in veins of lobes; areas of color extending 

 up stamen column and into stamens. Pollen yellow. Stigmatic 

 lobes smaller than in forms i-6. Pods decidedly beaked. 



This form is undoubtedly sui^ciently different from Hibiscus 

 Moscheiitos to be considered as a distinct species. In respect to 

 flower color and shape of capsule especially, it is decidedly 

 different from ordinary forms of the species. Thus far I have 

 seen but one plant of this form growing wild. Two generations 

 of self-fertilized offspring have bred true. 



Various crosses have been made between several of the above 

 forms. In general the Fi generation in each case has been rather 

 intermediate. An F2 generation has been grown of the cross 

 between Races 5 and 7; the characteristics of Race 7 pre- 

 dominated in the large majority of this generation. 



What appears to be a dwarf race has been observed growing at 

 Rockaway, Long Island. Mr. Norman Taylor reported the 

 occurrence of dwarf plants at this locality. When the writer 

 visited the locality in the autumn of 1916, the plants were not 

 in bloom. The dwarf habit of growth was very decided. No 

 plant was found that was over 26 inches tall, and these plants 

 were evidently several years old. Twenty-five plants were trans- 

 planted to the experimental plots at the New York Botanical 

 Garden for further observation. 



Hibiscus oculiroseus 



Britton (1903) proposed this name giving the rank of a species 

 to the crimson-eyed Hibiscus then in cultivation and rather 

 generally considered a variety of H. Moscheutos. The description 

 by Britton and Brown (i 913) is as follows: 



"Similar to the preceding species (H. Moscheutos) in stems, 

 foliage and pubescence, and about as high, the flowers about as 

 large. Calyx-segments triangular-lanceolate, acute, nearly twice 

 as long as wide; corolla white with a dark crimson center; 

 capsule ovoid-conic, long-pointed." 



The pedigreed cultures of this species grown at the New York 

 Botanical Garden have bred quite true to the ovoid character 



