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Hibiscus (Calyx five-cleft)

Calyx five-cleft or five-toothed; staminal column truncate or five-toothed; ovary five-celled. To the species and varieties described on pp. 142-3, Vol. II., the following should now be added:

H. californicus (Californian). fl. white, with a purple centre, 2in. to 3in. long. Late summer or autumn. l. cordate, acuminate, rarely somewhat three-lobed, crenate or acutely toothed, 3in. to 5in. long, exceeding the petioles, velvety-pubescent when young. h. 5ft. to 7ft. Perennial. Island in San Joaquin River, California.

H. chrysanthus (golden-flowered). fl. large, campanulate; petals yellow, with a purple spot at base, broad-obovate. l. pale green, roundish, sub-trilobate, serrated. Stems hairy. Natal. Greenhouse shrub.

H. cisplatanus (Plane-like). fl. pale rose, 2 1/2in. in diameter; calyx campanulate, surrounded by numerous linear bracts. l. ovate, acuminate, with a tendency to become three-lobed. Brazil, 1887. Greenhouse shrub. H. rosa-sinensis kermesinus (carmine). fl. rich carmine-crimson, large; petals broad, rounded, undulated, outer ones reflexed, central ones erect, the innermost series consisting of the transformed column developed into numerous petaliferous lobes bearing stamens on their margins. South Sea Islands. H. r.-s. magnificus (magnificent). fl. bright rosy-magenta, shaded crimson, the base of each petal blotched chocolate.

H. r.-s. subviolaceus (partly violet). fl. bright rose-colour, lightly striped with violet, dark purple at the base of the divisions, double. 1885. An ornamental variety.