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and hoary beneath, rough above, longer than the petioles ; involucel of 5 - 6 

 ovate leaves, which are slightly united at the base ; carpels obovate, awnless, 

 strongly reticulate. — South Georgia, collected by Lcconte. — Stem 4° - 5° high. 

 Leaves 1" long. Flowers large, pale red. 



8. KOSTELETZKYA, Presl. (Hibiscus, L. in part.) 



Capsule depressed, the cells 1-seedcd. — Otherwise as in Hibiscus. 



1. X. Virginica, Presl. Rough-hairy; stem .erect, stout, branching; 

 lower leaves ovate, cordate, serrate, mostly 3-lobed, the upper ones narrower 

 and usually entire; flowers (purple) in terminal racemes. — Var. althe.efolia. 

 (Hibiscus altheaefolius, Skuttl. ) Densely stellate-pubescent and somewhat hoary ; 

 leaves all undivided, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, unequally toothed- 

 serrate ; racemes dense-flowered ; capsule hirsute. — Var. smilacifolia. (Hi- 

 smilacifolius, Skuttl.) Stem more slender, smoothish below; leaves all 

 hastate, with lanceolate serrate lobes ; racemes few-flowered. — Marshes and low 

 grounds near the coast, Florida and northward (the varieties near Manatee, 

 South Florida, RugeL). July- September. 1|. — Stem 2° -4° high. Flow- 

 er? lV-2' wide. 



9. HIBISCUS, L. Rose-Mallow. 



Involucel manydeaved or many-cleft, and, like the ealyx, persistent. Stigmas 

 5, peltate or capitate. Capsule globose or oblong, 5-celled, loculicidally 5- 

 valved, many-seeded. — Herbs, shrubs, or trees, with petioled stipulate leaves, 

 and large showy flowers, on axillary peduncles. 



* Leaves of the involucel forked. 



1. H. aculeatus, Walt. Muricate-hispid ; leaves round-cordate, divided 

 into 3 -5 coarsely toothed and spreading lobes, the upper ones narrower and 

 mostly entire ; flowers yellow, with a purple centre, short-peduneled ; involucel 

 10- 12-leaved ; capsule hispid ; seeds smooth. — Margins of swamps and ponds, 

 Florida to South Carolina, and westward. July. 1J. — Stems 2°-G° high. 

 Flowers 4' wide. 



* * Leaves of the involucel entire. 

 «- Perennial herbs : stipules deciduous. 



2. H. Moseheutos, L. Tomentose; leaves broadly ovate, acuminate, 

 toothed-serrate, mostly 3-lobed above the middle, rounded or slightly cordate at 

 the base, hoary beneath ; peduncles often partly adnate to the petioles ; flowers 

 white or pale rose-color with a crimson centre; seeds smooth. — Pond- and 

 marshes, Georgia, northward and westward. July. — Stems 3° - 5° high. 

 Leaves 3' -V long. Flowers 4' - 5' wide. 



•3. H. incanus, Wendl. Leaves lanceolate and ovate-lanceolate, not Iobed, 

 slightly cordate, acuminate, finely serrate, hoary on both sides; flower- pale 

 yellow with a crimson centre, often umbelled ; peduncles mostly free- from the 

 petioles; capsule and seeds smooth. — Ponds and marshes, Florida to South 

 Carolina, and westward. June and July. — Stems 2° - 5° high. Leaves 3' ~ 6' 

 long. Flowers 6' - 8' wide. 



