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5.— HIBISCUS RACEMOSUS THE NEPAL HIBISCUS. 
•Engraving. — Bot. Reg., t. 917. I pubescence. Leaves five-lobed, much longer than the peduncles, cordate, 
Specific Character. — Stem shrubby, covered ■with a stinging | subrotund, serrated, woolly. Raceme terminal. 
Description, &c. — A veiy handsome shrub, with yellow flowers, and having much the habit of growth of a 
hollyhock. The stem is covered with a number of transparent hairs, which, on being pi'essed, create a slight 
stinging sensation. It flowers freely, and appears very nearly hardy. 
6.— HIBISCUS MILITARIS Fursh. THE MILITARY HIBISCUS. 
SvNONYMEs. — H. laevis Scop . ; H. 'virginicus Walter H. hastatus 
Michx . ; H. riparius Pers. 
Engravings — Bot. Mag., t. 2385; and omjig. 1, in PI. 7. 
Specific Character. — Very smooth. Leaves trilobed, somewhat 
halbert-shaped, middle lobe acuminate, serrated. Corolla tubularly 
campanulate. Capsules ovate, acuminate, smooth. Seeds silky. 
Description, &c. — This very handsome species is a native of Carolina and Louisiana, and it is generally found 
growing on the banks of rivers. It flowers in August and September. It is tolerably hardy, and will sometimes 
live through the winter in the open air, but its flowers will not come to perfection without artificial heat. It is best 
grown in a pot and kept in a greenhouse during winter, and then placed in a flower house or plunged in a hot-bed 
to bring it forward in spring. It was introduced in 1804. 
7.— HIBISCUS SPECIOSUS Lin. THE SHOWY HIBISCUS. 
SvNONVME. — H. coccineus Walt. | lanceolate acuminated lobes which are serrated at the apex. Corolla 
Engraving. — Bot. Mag., t. 360. I spreading. Capsule ovate, smooth, five-angled. {O. Don.) 
Specific Character.— Leaves smooth, palmately five-parted, with I 
Description, &c. — This magnificent species is another native of South Carolina, Louisiana, and Florida, where 
it was found on the banks of rivers, growing in similar situations to H. militaris. H. speciosus is, however, a 
herbaceous plant, and not at all shrubby, though it sends up eveiy year from the root a stem many feet in height, 
supporting at its summit several flowers, which are remarkable for the brilliancy and richness of their colour, which 
is scarlet with a tint of crimson. The plant is tolerably hardy, and will grow in the open air during summer, 
provided it is kept in a greenhouse during the winter, and set in a flower house or plunged into a hot-bed in the 
spring, to force it to form its flower-buds. It will flower without this precaution, but the flowers will be very 
inferior both in size and beauty. 
5.— HIBISCUS PALUSTRIS Lin. THE MARSH HIBISCUS. 
SvNONYMES. — Althiea palustris Bauli. ; A. bortensia Dod. ; Ket- 
mia palustris Town. 
Engraving. — Bot. Mag., t. 882. 
Specific Character. — Leaves ovate, toothed, somewhat three-lobed, 
hoary with down beneath ; pedicels axillary, free from the petioles, 
jointed above the middle. ((?. Don.) 
Description, &c. — ^A splendid plant, a native of North America, where it is found in swamps and marshes, from 
Canada to Carolina. It is generally considered a greenhouse plant in this country, though it will stand the winter 
in the open air. It will not, however, flower well without the aid of some artificial heat. It was introduced in 1759. 
9.— HIBISCUS CAMERONI W. and K. MR. CAMERON’S HIBISCUS. 
Engravings. — Bot. Mag., t. 3936 ; Flor. Cab., t. 82. Of the variety, H. C. fulgens, Bot. Reg. for 1844, t. 28; and our fig. 2, in PI. 7. 
Specific Character. — Stem shrubby. Leaves five-lobed, segments dentate. Petals ovate, obtuse ; margin wavy. Involucel minute. 
Description, &c. — This plant has a very singular flower as regards its colour. The petals have a wavy margin 
of a dull buff colour, tinted with rose, and strongly veined with deep maroon ; the claws of the petals, forming the 
