. The California horticulturist and floral magazine. Botany; Horticulture; Gardening. THE. <^ fe:^ [p(^^^^'^- ^^^^^^&^-^^^«5^ ^-^^^ AND FLORAL MAGAZINE. Vol. IV. NOVEMBER, 1874. 1^0. 11. HIBISCUS. BY F. A. MILLED. The Hibiscus (natural order, Malva- cece) comprise a number of flowering shrubs which deserve our attention much more than we are accustomed to be- stow upon them. All the varieties produce flowers freely, and while some of them are well adapted for the green- house and conservatory, we find others to be perfectly hardy in the open air. Hibiscus rosa sinensis, native of As
. The California horticulturist and floral magazine. Botany; Horticulture; Gardening. THE. <^ fe:^ [p(^^^^'^- ^^^^^^&^-^^^«5^ ^-^^^ AND FLORAL MAGAZINE. Vol. IV. NOVEMBER, 1874. 1^0. 11. HIBISCUS. BY F. A. MILLED. The Hibiscus (natural order, Malva- cece) comprise a number of flowering shrubs which deserve our attention much more than we are accustomed to be- stow upon them. All the varieties produce flowers freely, and while some of them are well adapted for the green- house and conservatory, we find others to be perfectly hardy in the open air. Hibiscus rosa sinensis, native of Asia, is frequently met with in our conser- vatories, and some of its varieties are undoubtedly hardy here, and could be cultivated in the open air, if a fair tri- al was given. In their native country they grow to the height of twenty-five feet, and form objects of great beauty. A very pleasing habit of these shrubs is, that they bloom when very young. Plants raised from cuttings flower dur- ing the first year. As for the varieties of the Hibiscus rosa sinensis, we find them with double as well as single flow- ers, white, red, purj)le, yellow, and variegated. The flowers themselves are most elegant in form and in color, measuring fully two inches in diameter. Every one of the varieties is worth cul- VoL. IV.—38. tivating, and succeeds well under or- dinary treatment. A most elegant variety is Hibiscus Cooperii, with extremely handsome variegated foliage, producing a most brilliant flower of a rich, dark purple. This is one of the prettiest plants for the conservatoiy, being effective in all its stages. Although it has been cultivated for a number of years, it is yet rarely met with on this coast. Hibiscus alba variegata is of late ori- gin. As a variegated foliage plant it is also very remarkable and pretty. I do not know what the color of its flow- ers is. The plant we imported from England last summer I believe is the only one on this coast. Hibiscus Syriacus (commonly know
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