THE CHINESE ALTH^A FRUTEX (HIBISCUS 



SYRIACUS ; VAR. CHINENSIS). 

 A beautiful stove shrub, from China, belonging 

 to Mallowworts. Should be treated similarly to the 

 well-known Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, if grown in a 

 mixture of sandy loam, leaf-mould, and peat, and 

 forms an extremely handsome plant, flowering in 

 July and August. 



