. A manual of Indian botany. Botany. THALAMIFLOR^ 193 The following are commonly-occurring plants: jaba or Chinese Rose {Hibiscus Rosa-sinensis) (fig. 166), a common garden shrub; bhendi or dhanrhas or Lady's Finger or Ram's Horn {H. esciUentus), a common cultivated vegetable; ' {); Madras Hemp or Madras pat {H. cannabinus), which yields a valuable fibre; sthal-padma (//. mutabilis), the petals. Fig:. 167.—Kapas {Gossyjiiutn hei-baceiim) a, Epicalyx, of which change from white to red in the course of a day; H. radiattis, a prickly shrub found in cultiva- tion; ban-okra
. A manual of Indian botany. Botany. THALAMIFLOR^ 193 The following are commonly-occurring plants: jaba or Chinese Rose {Hibiscus Rosa-sinensis) (fig. 166), a common garden shrub; bhendi or dhanrhas or Lady's Finger or Ram's Horn {H. esciUentus), a common cultivated vegetable; ' {); Madras Hemp or Madras pat {H. cannabinus), which yields a valuable fibre; sthal-padma (//. mutabilis), the petals. Fig:. 167.—Kapas {Gossyjiiutn hei-baceiim) a, Epicalyx, of which change from white to red in the course of a day; H. radiattis, a prickly shrub found in cultiva- tion; ban-okra {Urena lobatd), a common roadside weed with bristly fruits helpful for dispersion ; petari or jhumka {Abutilon indicuin); kapas or kapas-toola (Gossypium herbaceum) (fig. 167), the hairs on the seeds of which yield the cotton of commerce; shimool or Red-cotton tree or Silk-cotton tree {Bovibax viala- baricttm), the seeds of which yield stuffing-cotton; and swet-shimool or White-cotton tree or Kapok {Eriodendron aiifracfiiosiiin). In the last two plants (0 941)} 14. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bose, G. C. London, Blackie & Son Ltd.
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