MALVACEAE. 



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purple hue. A. venosa is a large greenhouse shrub, pro- 

 ducing beautiful golden orange-coloured flowers in spring 

 and summer; the leaves are large, deeply seven-lobed; the 

 flowers handsome, drooping; calyx large, bell-shaped, the 

 tube inflated, globose, and the corolla twice as long as the 

 calyx, and richly veined with brown on a golden-orange 

 ground ; the style is curious, having nine branches at the 

 summit. These handsome shrubs thrive in good garden- 

 soil, and should be plentifully supplied with water in the 

 summer, when they may be exposed to the open air. 



HIBISCUS. 



Gen. Char. (Monadelphia Polyandria.) Calyx double, outer 

 many -leaved ; stigmas five ; capsule five-celled, many-seeded. 



Hibiscus was one of the Greek names for the Mallow. 

 This well-known and highly ornamental genus is familiar to 

 every one, from the species introduced into the garden. H. 

 grossulariafolius and Wraya are natives of Australia, and 

 are very handsome species for the greenhouse, or in the 

 summer they may be planted against a wall in a sheltered 

 place, and flower well in either situation ; the former is a 



