. Handbook of hardy trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants ... Based on the French work of Messrs. Decaisne and Naudin ...entitled 'Manuel de l'amateur des jardins,' and including the original woodcuts by Riocreux and Leblanc. Plants, Ornamental. MalvacecB—Hibiscus. 83 8. HIBISCUS. Herbs, shrubs, or trees. Leaves often lobed. Flowers very large and showy, variously coloured, usually with a dark- coloured spot at the base of each petal. Involucel of many (rarely 4 or 5) more or less united bracts. This differs from all the preceding genera in the staminal column not being antheriferous to the top
. Handbook of hardy trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants ... Based on the French work of Messrs. Decaisne and Naudin ...entitled 'Manuel de l'amateur des jardins,' and including the original woodcuts by Riocreux and Leblanc. Plants, Ornamental. MalvacecB—Hibiscus. 83 8. HIBISCUS. Herbs, shrubs, or trees. Leaves often lobed. Flowers very large and showy, variously coloured, usually with a dark- coloured spot at the base of each petal. Involucel of many (rarely 4 or 5) more or less united bracts. This differs from all the preceding genera in the staminal column not being antheriferous to the top, and in the 5-celled fruit having more than one seed in each cell, and other particulars. Species very numerous, chiefly from the tropics. The Latin name for a plant of this order. 1. H. Tribnum, syn. H. Africanus.—A hispid branched annual, woody at the base. Leaves cordate, palmately lobed, lobes linear. Involucel bracts many, bristly. Flowers yellow with a purple centre. A very widely distributed plant, occurring in Asia, Australia, North and South Africa, and South of Europe,. 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 Hemsley, W. Botting (William Botting), 1843-1924; Decaisne, J. (Joseph) Manuel de l'amateur des jardins. Boston, Estes & Lauriat
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