e. p. W. Colh-ction. PLATE XCIV 



Hibiscus Sabdariffa. 



ROSELLE. 



This bush or shrub is a showy annual growing to a height of 

 from 5 to 7 feet. Tlie stems are reddish, and the pale yellow 

 flowers solitary. The leaves are palmate and of a light-green 

 color. It is widely cultivated in the tropics, in Florida, and in 

 Southern California; and also thrives in Hawaii. The dark 

 crimson calyces are very fleshy and make excellent jelly, which 

 has somewhat the flavor of the cranberry. 



