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liairs passing from the insertion of each petiole into the axil of 
that below. Leaves stellato-hispid especially beneath. Sti- 
pules subulate. Peduncles axillary, solitary, hispidulous, 3 
times the length of the petiole, articulated above the middle. 
Flowers crimson, showy. Leaflets of the involucellum about 
9, lineari-spatbulate, acute, 3-nerved, ciliated. Calyx 5-partite 
below the middle ; divisions ovate, acuminate, hispid. Petals 
more than twice the length of the calyx, oblong. Column 
of the stamens longer than the petals : anthers reniform. Cells 
of the capsule 6-seeded : seeds angular, black, woolly. 
This, very beautiful species, is now very generally cultivated 
in our gardens. Jt was first discovered by Mr Rose of St 
Ann’s, and its characters were first pointed out by Dr Bancroft, 
from whom it received the name of H. MacLeayanus, in a 
paper read befoi’e the Horticultural Society of Jamaica. 
11. Hibiscus unilateralis. Unilaterally -stamened, ■■ 
Hibiscus. 
Subglabrous, leaves ovate acuminate crenato-den- 
tate, peduncles axillary longer than the leaf’ jointed 
above the middle, leaflets of the involucellum 9-1 1 
longer than the calyx, stamens unilateral. 
Cctv. diss. III. 158. t. 67. — De Cand. Prod. I. 452. 
HAB. Cultivated. 
FL. Throughout the year. 
A shrub, about 5 feet in height: branches erect, terete, com- 
pressed towards the extremity, subglabrous. Leaves ovate, 
rounded at the base, acuminate, crenato-dentate, 3-nerved, gla- 
brous above, minutely stellato- hispidulous beneath. Stipules 
subulate. Peduncles axillary, solitary, longer than the leaf, 
articulated above the middle, glabrous. Flowers crimson. 
Leaflets of the involucellum linear. Calyx stellato-hispidulous ; 
divisions subacuminate. Petals wedge-shaped, somewhat longer 
than the leaflets of the involucellum, minutely hispidulous. 
Column of the stamens decimate, length of the petals : anthers 
pedicelled on one side of the column, orange-coloured. Styles 
5 : stigmata capitate. Capsule globose, hispidulous ; cells 4- 
seeded or fewer : seeds black, angulated, woolly. 
It is difficult to say whether this be a native or not. It is 
common in our gardens with the preceding, to which it bears a 
considerable resemblance. 
VII. Gossypium. Cotton-shrub. 
Calyx cup-sli&ped, obtusely 5-tootlied, surrounded 
by a 3-partite involucellum, with the leaflets united 
