POPULAR FLORA. 
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1. Shrubby or Althaea Hibiscus. Shrub 5° to 10° high, smooth ; leaves wedge-ovate, toothed, 
3-lobed ; flowers short-stalked, white, purple-red, &c. (single or double). Cultivated for orna- 
ment. E. Syriacus. 
2. Great Red H. Herb 8° high from a perennial root, smooth; leaves deeply cleft into 5 lance-linear 
lobes; corolla red, 8' to 11' broad! S. and in gardens. //. coccineus. 
3. Halberd-leaved H. Herb 6° high from a perennial root, smooth ; lower leaves 3-lobed, upper 
halberd-shaped; calyx bladdery after flowering; corolla flesh-colored, S' long. H. militaris. 
4. Marsh H. Herb 5° high from a perennial root ; leaves soft-downy and whitish underneath, ovate, 
pointed, the lower 3-lobed ; base of the flower-stalks and leafstalks often grown together ; corolla 
5' broad, white or rose-color with a crimson eye. Salt marshes, &c. E. Moscheutos. 
5. Bladder-Ketmia H. (or Flow er-of -an- Hour). Herb 1° to 2° high from an annual root, somewhat 
hairy; lower leaves toothed, upper 3-parted, with narrow divisions; corolla greenish-yellow with a 
dark-brown eye, opening only in midday sunshine; calyx bladdery after flowering, enclosing the 
pod. Gardens, &c. • E. Trionum. 
18. LINDEN FAMILY. Order TILIACEiE. 
Has the tough and fibrous inner bark and the bland mucilage of the Mallow family. Its 
distinctions are shown in the only genus we have, viz. : 
cut. in two. 
Linden or Basswood. Tilia. 
Sepals 5, thick, valvate (the margins edge to edge) in the bud, falling off after flowering. Petals 5, 
cream-color. Stamens very many, on the receptacle, in 5 clusters : anthers 2-celled. Pistil one : ovary 
6-celled, with two ovules in each cell; in fruit woody, small, closed, mostly one-seeded. — Large, soft- 
wooded trees, with heart-shaped leaves, often oblique at the base. Flowers in a small cluster on a 
slender and hanging peduncle from the axil of a leaf, and united part way with a narrow leaf-like bract. 
(Also called Lime-trees,) 
