warmth of the stove, for it bears forcing well enough.

It is increased by offsets from the bulbs.




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HIBISCUS SYRIACUS. SYRIAN HIBISCUS; commonly called ALTHÆA
FRUTEX.


_Class and Order._

MONADELPHIA POLYANDRIA.

_Generic Character._

_Calyx_ duplex, exterior polyphyllus. _Capsula_ 5-locularis, polysperma.

_Specific Character and Synonyms._

HIBISCUS _syriacus_ foliis cuneiformi ovatis superne incise-serratis,
caule arboreo. _Lin. Syst. Veg. p. 630._

ALCEA arborescens syriaca. _Bauh. Pin. p. 316._

ALTHÆA frutex flore albo vel purpureo. _Park. Par. p. 369._