84 Malvracee—f1rbiscus. 
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. Alth@wa fritew.—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. 
Orvsr XXI.—STERCULIACEZ. 
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. FREMONTIA. 
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. Califérnica.—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. 
Orver XXIV.—TILIACEM. 
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. TILIA. 
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, 
