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Hibisc. Esculent us ^ Eatable Hibiscus, or Ochra of 
the West Indies - T with leaves five-parted, pedate ; inner 
calyx bursting at the side. The capsules of this plant, 
which are very succulent, are an ingredient in the ce- 
lebrated pepper-pot, or are eaten by themselves at table, 
and constitute a rich nourishing food. 
Hibisc. „Subdariffa. Indian Sorrel ; with serrated 
leaves, upper seven-parted, lower ovate, undivided. 
Cultivated in Jamaica on account of the calyx and cap- 
sules, which have an agreeable acid taste, and are made 
into tar'/s, stewed with milk, or formed into syrup. 
Camellia. With imbricated, many -leaved calyx, 
interior leaflets larger ; of which Cam. Japonica , or Ja- 
pan Rose, varying with red and white, single and double 
flowers, becomes a large tree in the groves and gardens 
of Japan, and is one of the most splendid inmates of the 
stove and conservatory in this country, — and Alcea , 
the Holly-Hock, with calyx double, the exterior six or 
nine-cleft, caps, numerous, one-seeded, the varieties of 
which, with single and double flowers, constitute the 
shewy ornament of the garden and shrubbery towards 
the close of summer. 
CLASS XVII. 
DIADELPHIA. 
The character of this class is derived from the di- 
vision of the stamens into two parcels. It contains four 
orders, which are istinguished by the number of their 
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