Archive image from page 170 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom cyclopediaofamer03bail Year: 1906 HIBISCUS HIBISCUS 743 nearly or quite glabrous above, the long petiole often joined to the peduncle: involucre bracts linear, nearly or quite as long as the toiueutose ca
Archive image from page 170 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom cyclopediaofamer03bail Year: 1906 HIBISCUS HIBISCUS 743 nearly or quite glabrous above, the long petiole often joined to the peduncle: involucre bracts linear, nearly or quite as long as the toiueutose calyx: fis. very large (4-7-8 in. broad), light rose-color (or white in var. rtZ&?/s), with a purple eye: capsule glabrous. Marshes along the coast from Mass. to Pla. and west to L. Michi- gan. 882. 17:1<163; 33:7. Mn. 2:161. Gng. 2:227. H. rdseus. There, of Europe, a rose-colored form, is considered to be a naturalized form of this American species. 1879:10. —One of the best of the Marsh Mallows, thriving in any good garden soil. Of easiest culture and perfectly hardy. Blooms in Aug. and Sept. The foliage is strong and effective. The most generally cultivated of the hardy herbaceous kinds. The form known as Crimson Eye (clear white with a crimson center) was introduced 1894 by Wm. P Bassett & Son. It was found in a swamp in New Jersey. There is some question, however, as to whether it is specifically the same as H. Mosclientos, The tls. are pure white (except the center), expand wide, and the Ivs. are bronze-tinted. The carpels are more attenuate. 10. inc4nu3, Wendl. Much like R. Moscheutos, and sometimes passing for it in the trade: Ivs. smaller and narrower, ovate-lanceolate, not lobed, serrate-toothed: fls. sulfur-yellow, with acrimson eye. S. Car. and south. — Seems to be hardy in the North with a mulch protec- tion. 11. Califdrnicus, Kell. Strong growing, 5 ft., the stem terete or slightly grooved above, more or less pubes- cent: Ivs. distinctly cordat
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