42 NEW, RARE AND DESIRABLE STOVE PLANTS. 
HIBISCUS (ROSA-SINENSIS) MINIATUS SEMI-PLENUS. 
This remarkably showy stove plant has firm almost leathery ovate leaves, which are coarsely toothed, 
and brilliant ilowers ol a vermilion scarlet colour, darker towards the base of the petals. The flowers 
are semi-double, the petals very much waved and recurved, forming an irregular undulated mass 
4 inches across, from which the partially petaloid staminal column projects 2 inches. The brilliant 
and attractive flowers are remarkable for the absence of formality, the shape being wild, and abounding 
in fantastic curves, but nevertheless they are remarkably handsome. It has been imported from the 
South Sea Islands. 5s. and 7s. 6 d. 
HIBISCUS (ROSA-SINENSIS) PUNICEUS- 
A very attractive stove plant, of a remarkably dense and close-growing habit, as compared with 
others of this well-known showy species. The leaves are shortly and broadly ovate, of a deep green 
colour, with an irregular-toothed margin. The ilowers are double, remarkably neat and compact ; 
they measure about 3 inches across, and the wavy petaline bodies, which form the close centre are 
about 2 inches in depth, and have a very elegantly crisped appearance. The colour is a bright dense 
ciimson, so that the blossoms are very attractive. It is one of the many importations from the South 
Sea Islands. For illustration, vide page 43. 7s. 6 <7. 
