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bractlets linear, not ciliate, shorter than the calyx; calyx-lobes 
ovate; capsule ovoid, 1’ long, glabrous or ey pubescent, 
abruptly short-pointed or blunt; seeds glabrou 
At the present time the cultures of Hibiscus Moscheutos grown 
at the New York Botanical Garden include several races which 
appear to breed true and which are sufficiently distinct to be 
readily identified. Unless specifically mentioned the characters 
agree closely with those of the species as described above. The 
color determinations were made with the aid of. Ridgway’s 
Color Standards and N lature 
Race r.—No red in foliage. Corolla-blades amaranth pink, 
except for an almost pure white area of a radius of about three — 
eighths of an inch at base surrounding stamen column. Stamens 
of nearly equal length, those at base of column only slightly 
shorter. Pollen yellow. Stigmatic lobes broad. Pods blunt. 
The general character of this race is shown in the colored plate 
presented in the National Geographic Magazine 39: 597 and 
which, as it now seems, may be taken as a biological type of 
the species. . 
Race 2.—Like race 1, but with darker shade of coloration in 
petals. 
Race 3.—Like race 1, but decidedly paler, the color being 
noticeable but of a very pale diffuse pink. 
Race 4.—Like race 1, but with the white of the center extending 
out along the main veins nearly to the tips of the corolla-lobes 
in radiating streaks. 
Race 5.—An alba form, nearly pure white; faintest suggestion 
of pink coloration in buds and occasionally in flowers. Pollen 
almost white, noticeably less yellow than in races 1-4. 
Race 6.—An eyed form: Tyrian rose at base of petals for radius 
of about half an inch, the color extending out in veins into the 
blades which are chiefly a dead white. Pollen white. Con- 
siderable red pigmentation in stems and in the petioles, and 
veins of the leaves. 
Race 7.—Red coloration decided in stems and in the petioles 
and veins of the leaves. Corolla fully colored, amaranth pink 
at tips of lobes, the color gradually becoming more intense until 
