monadelpmia polyandria. 
455 
555. M ALOPE. Gen.pl 1136. 
1. M. foliis oblongis obtusis integris crenatis supra glabris, 
pedunculis solitariis axillaribus. Willd. sp. pl. 3. 
p- 799- 
Icon. Cavan, diss. 2. t. 27- f. 1 . Sabi. hort. 1 . t. 50. 
Rob. ic. I89. 
In Carolina. Walter. 0 . 4* • Though I doubt of this 
plant having been found in America, yet it is worth 
drawing the attention of the botanist to find out what 
Walter means by it. 
556. HIBISCUS. Gen. pl. 1139. 
1. H. foliis ovatis acuminatis serratis subtrilobis sub-5-ner- 
vibus subtus incano-tomentosis, pedunculis floriferis, 
calycibus tomentosis, capsulis glabris. — Willd. sp. 
pl. 3. p. 806. 
H. palustris. Wali.Jl. car. 1 76. 
Icon. Cavan, diss. 3. t. 65. f. 1 . Bot.mag. 882. sub 
H. palustri. 
In swamps and salt-marshes : New York to Carolina 3 
plentifully in the marshes round the Salt-lake, Onon- 
dago. New York. I/ . Aug. — Oct. v. v. Flowers 
large, white, with a purple bottom, or sometimes 
pale purple. 
2. H. foliis lato-ovatis obtuse-serratis subtrilobis 3-nervibus 
subtus tomentosis, pedunculis axillaribus petiolo lon- 
gioribus. — Willd. sp. pl. 3. p. 808. 
Icon. Cavan, diss. 3. t. 65. f. 2. 
In swamps and marshes : Canada to Virginia. 1/ . Aug. 
— Oct. v. v. Flowers large, purple. This plant has 
been generally confounded with the former, but is 
very distinct. 
3. H. foliis amplis coriaceis triangulato-cordatis trilobis 
utrinque eximie tomentosis subtus incanis, capsulis 
tomentoso-hirsutissimis subtruncatis.— Mich.Jl. amer. 
2. p. 46. 
In salt-marshes of Georgia and Florida, and on the banks 
of the Mississippi. 1/ . Aug. — Oct. v. v. Flowers 
very large, flesh-coloured, with a red bottom 5 the 
fructifications yellow. 
4. H. foliis ovatis acuminatis obtuse serratis utrinque inca- 
no-tomentosis, pedunculis axillaribus, calycibus to- 
mentosis subaequalibus. — Willd. sp. pl. 3. p. 80 7. 
vol. 11 . h 
malacoides 
Moscheutos 
palustris . 
grandiflorus * 
incanus. 
