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your genera,- by the name of Gordowa, as a com- 
pliment to our worthy friend, that eminent gardener 
Mr. J aincs Gordon, near Mile-end, to whom the 
icicnee of botany is highly indebted, and whofe 
merit is univerfally known for his great knowledge 
in the cultivation of exotic plants. 
Mr. Miller, after telling us in his Gardener’s 
Dictionary of the difficulty, or rather impoffibility, 
to raife it, has placed it under the genus of Hibifcus ; 
but as both the characters of that genu?, in which 
lie has followed you, as well as the face and habit 
of this plant, differ fo much from an Hibifcus , 1 am 
convinced you will agree with me, that it does not 
belong to it. 
Botanical Characters of the GORDON IA. 
MONADELPHIA POLYANDRIA. 
Calyx. The perianthium, or flower-cup, con- 
fifts of five concave, roundifh, downy, and 
ftiff leaves, hairy on their edges, and, upon 
the falling off of the corolla, embracing the 
germen or feed bud very ftrongly : thel'e re- 
main till after the feed-veffel is ripe. 
Obf. Upon the ftalk under this flower-cup are 
four floral leaves, or braCtesE, placed at unequal 
diftances, of an oblong form, concave, and 
roundifh at top, and truncated at bottom, 
where each feems to embrace a part of the 
ftalk. Thefe cover the flower, and its pro- 
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