

22 THE LADIES’ FLOWER-GARDEN 
Hibiscus is said to be derived from Ibis a stork, that bird being said to be exceedingly fond of pecking the leaves 
of some of the species. The bark of all the kinds of Hibiscus is so tough that it may be made into ropes, or 
spun into coarse thread like hemp. 
1.—HIBISCUS PEDUNCULATUS Cav. THE LONG-STALKED CAPE HIBISCUS. 
Encravine.—Bot. Reg., t. 231, 
Sreciric Cuaracter.—Leaves three or five-lobed, obtuse, crenated, hairy. Peduncles axillary, twice as long as the leaves, Corolla campanulate. 
Description, &c.—This is a very ornamental greenhouse plant, which blossoms freely about July; the beauty 
of its large rose-coloured flowers being greatly enhanced by the dusky green of its foliage. It is an upright shrub, 
growing about two feet high. The flowers are somewhat campanulate. The plant is a native of the Cape of Good 
Hope, and was introduced in 1812. The flowers appear from May to December. 
2.—HIBISCUS MANIHOT Lin. THE PALMATE MANIHOT. 
Enecravincs.—Bot. Mag., t. 1702; and our jig. 4, in Pl. 6. Involucel four or six-leaved, hispid. Pedicels when in flower declinate. 
Speciric Cuaracter.—Stem unarmed. Leaves smoothish, pal- | (@ Don.) 
mately parted into five or seven acuminated coarsely-toothed lobes. 
Description, &c.—This beautiful plant, which is a native of China and Japan, was first sent to this country in 
the year 1712, being one of the plants which at that period was annually presented to the Royal Society from the 
Apothecaries’ Garden at Chelsea. When Sir Hans Sloane gave a piece of ground at Chelsea to be laid out as a 
Botanic Garden, it was upon condition that the Apothecaries’ Company, to whom the garden was to belong, should 
present to the Royal Society every year fifty new plants, till the number of two thousand five hundred plants had 
been thus presented, that being supposed to include all the plants likely to be obtained. This species produces its 
bright yellow flowers in August and September, and though it is frequently treated as a stove shrub, it is found to 
thrive equally well in a greenhouse, and, like many other Japan plants, it will probably stand even in the open air. 
3.—HIBISCUS TELFAIRLE Benth. MRS. TELFAIR’S HIBISCUS. 
Eneravinc.—The Botanist, t. 212. stipules subulate. Peduncles shorter than the leaves. Petals longer 
Speciric Cuaracrer.—Stem shrubby, branched, eaves petiolate, | than the style and stigmas. 
ovate, subobtuse, glabrous, crenate or dentate; petioles pubescent ; 
Description, &c. 

This very beautiful species of Hibiscus is a hybrid raised at Bury Head, near Dorking, in 
1825. It is a dwarf plant, never exceeding two feet in height, and it has rose-coloured flowers about the size of a 
single Camellia. It is always kept in a greenhouse. 
4.—HIBISCUS HETEROPHYLLUS Vent. THE VARIOUS-LEAVED HIBISCUS. 
Synonyme.—H, grandiflorus Salisb. acuminate, for the most part three-lobed, with prickly serratures, 
Encravinc.—Bot. Reg., t. 29. Involucel ten-leaved. (G. Don.) 
Speciric Cuaracrer.—Stem shrubby, prickly. Leaves lanceolate, 
Description, &.—This very beautiful plant is a native of New Holland, and requires a greenhouse in this 
country. In its native country it forms a large-sized shrub, and the natives make its bark into cordage. In 
England it grows best in a conservatory, where it is extremely ornamental, not only for its flowers, but for its leaves, 
which vary exceedingly. The only drawback to its cultivation is, that its flowers last a very short time, falling 
almost as soon as they have expanded. 





