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are small, and of a bright vermilion colour, without any fragrance. The species is a native of Chili, whence it 
was introduced in 1798. It flowers in the months of October and November. 
M. CONCINNA ir. <6 IF.; Flor. Cab., t. 38. 
Another South American species, with very slender stems and small pale purple flowers. Introduced in 1835. 
GENUS II. 
SPHiEEALCEA St. Hilaire. THE GLOBE-MALLOW. 
• £in. Syst. MONADELPHIA POLYANDRIA. 
Generic Character. — Calyx five-cleft, girded by a shorter deciduous three-leaved involuceL Carpels many, separable, verticillate, two 
to three-seeded, opening by two little valves on the back, disposed into a globular head. Seeds kidney-shaped. ((?. Don.) 
Desceiption, &c. — The plants included in this genus were separated from the Malvas by M. Auguste St. 
Hilaire on account of the globe-like form of the carpels. 
1.— SPH^RALCEA UMBELLATA G. Don. THE UMBELLATE GLOBE-MALLOW, 
SvNONYMEs. — Malva umbellata Can.-, M. rosea Dec, 
Engravings. — Bot. Reg., t. 1608; Lodd. Bot. Cab., t. 222; and 
our fig. 1, in PI. 6, under the name of Malva umbellata. 
Specific Character. — Leaves sub-peltate, five-lobed, obtuse. 
Peduncles axillary, umbelliferous. Leaflets of the involucel obovate, 
somewhat stipitate, deciduous. 
Desceiption, &c. — This very splendid and curious plant is a native of Mexico, whence it was introduced in 
1826, and where it forms a shrub ten feet high. It is tolerably hardy as respects cold, but is easily lolled by damp. 
OTHER SPECIES OF SPHd^,RALCEA. 
S, ABUTILOIDES Dec.‘, Bot. Mag., t. 2544. 
A plant having very much the habit of the common Marsh-Mallow, and possessing no beauty. A native of 
the Bahama Islands. Introduced in 1725. 
S. OBTUSILOBA G. Dm.', Bot. Mag., t. 2787. 
A plant of no beauty, with dingy purple flowers ; a native of Chili, whence it was introduced in 1827. 
S. ANGUSTIFOLIA Cav.; Bot. Mag., t. 2839. 
A sufiruticose species, with pinkish flowers, and large leaves, which are four or five inches long. It is a native 
of Mexico, and is nearly hardy in British gardens, only requiring protection from the frost. 
GENUS III. 
HIBISCUS Lin. THE HIBISCUS. 
Un. Syst. MONADELPHIA POLYANDRIA. 
Generic Character. — Calyx encompassed by a many-leaved, rarely valved capsule, witb a dissepiment in the middle of each valve on the 
by a few-leaved involucel, sometimes connected at the base. Petals inside. Cells many-seeded, rarely one-seeded. ((?. Don.) 
not auricled. Stigmas five. Carpels joined into a five-celled, five. 
. Desceiption, &c. — The species of this genus are some of them stove-plants, others greenhouse plants, and 
others quite hardy; but nearly all the kinds are remarkable for the beauty of their flowers. The name of 
