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Lavate^ra Mspida, hispid Lavatera, a shrub introduced 

 from Algiers in 1804^ and flowering in June and July. 



L. triloba, three-lobed Lavatera, B. M. 2226, a shrub in- 

 troduced from Spain in 1759, and flowering in June and July. 



L. lusitdnica, Portugal Lavatera, a shrub introduced from 

 Portugal in 1731, and flowering in August and September. 



L. maritima, sea-side Lavatera, a tree-like shrub, intro- 

 duced from the South of Europe in 1597, and flov,'ering 

 from April to June. 



The last species is an old inmate of the green-house, and 

 valued for its showy red flowers : but most of them require 

 too much room and larger pots than correspond well with a 

 select stock of plants. They grow very freely in any light 

 rich soil, and ripen plenty of seeds^ from which^ or from 

 ripened cuttings in sand under a bell or hand-glass, they 

 may be readily propagated. 



Ma'^lope malacoldes, Barbary Malope, a biennial^ a na- 

 tive of Barbary, introduced in 1710^ and flowering in June 

 and July. It grows in sandy loam, and is increased by 

 seeds or cuttings. 



Ure^na lohdta, angular-leaved Urena, a shrub from 

 China, introduced in 1731, and flowering in June and July. 

 It grows in loamy soil, and may be increased by cuttings. 

 It is, however, of no beauty. 



Hibiscus Patersdnii, Norfolk Island Hibiscus, A. R. 286, 

 a spongy-wooded shrub, introduced in 1792, and flowering 

 from June to August. 



H. incanus, hoary Hibiscus, a perennial introduced from 

 Carolina in 1806, and flowering in September. 



H. militdris, smooth Hibiscus, a perennial introduced from 

 Louisiana in 1804, and flowering in August and September. 



H. cBthidpicus, dwarf wedge-leaved Hibiscus, a green- 

 house shrub, introduced from the Cape of Good Hope in 

 1774, and flowering in August. 



