456 
esculentus. 
virginicus. 
militaris . 
speciosus . 
MONADELPHIA POLYANDRIA» HibisCUS, 
Icon. Wendl. hort. herrenh . 4. t. 24. Bartr. ic. ined. in 
Mus. Banks . 
In Carolina. 1/ . Sept. +. Flowers very large, sul- 
phur-coloured. 
5. H. foliis cordatis 5-lobis obtusiusculis dentatis, petiolis 
flore longioribus, calycibus exterioribus subdecaphyllis 
deciduis, interioribus longitudinaliter rumpentibus. 
TVilld . sp. pl. 3. p. 827. 
Icon. Cavan, diss. 3. t. 6\.f.2. Comm. hort. 1, t. 1 g. 
In cultivated grounds : Virginia and Carolina. ©.June 
— Sept. v. v. Flowers yellow. It is generally culti- 
vated by the name of Okra for the sake of its unripe 
capsules, which give a fine dish for the table. 
6. H. undique tomentosus, asper ; foliis acuminatis inaequa- 
liter dentatis, inferioribus cordatis indivisis, superiori- 
bus cordatis oblongis trilobis, pedunculis axillaribus 
et racemoso-terminalibus, floribus cernuis, pistillis nu- 
tantibus. Willd. sp. pl. 3. p. 831. 
H. clypeatus. Walt.fi. car. IJJ. 
Icon. Jacq. ic. rar. t. 142. Pluk. phyt. t. 6.f. 4. 
In salt-marshes, on the sea-coast : New Jersey to Caro- 
lina. 1/. Aug. Sept. v. v. Flowers small, rose- 
coloured. 
7. H. glaberrimus 5 foliis 3-lobo-hastatis acuminatis serratis, 
corolla tubulato-campanulata, capsulis ovatis acumina- 
tis glabris, seminibus holosericeis.— -Willd. sp. pl. 3. 
p. 608. 
H. laevis. Scop. dei. insub. 3. t. \ J. 
H. virginicus. Wdlt.jl. car. IJJ. 
H. hastatus. Mich.fi. amer. 2. p. 45. 
H. riparius. Pers. syn. 2» p. 254. 
Icon. Scop. dei. insub. 3. t . 17. Cavan . diss. 6. t . igs, 
/• 2 - 
On the banks of rivers in Louisiana and the western parts 
of Pensylvania and Carolina. 1/ . Aug. Sept. v. v. 
Flowers purple, large. 
8. H. glaberrimum j foliis palmato-5-partitis, laciniis lan- 
ceolalis acuminatis apice remote serratis, calycibus ex- 
terioribus decaphyilis, corolla patula, capsula glabra 
5"gonO‘0\ai2L.~~-Willd. sp. pl. 3. p. 822. 
H. coccineus. Walt.fi. car. 1 77. 
Icon. Bot. mag. 360. Wendl. hort. herrenh. 1. 11. 
On the banks of rivers of South Carolina and Flori- 
da. Ij. . Aug. Sept. v. v. A most elegant peren- 
