The _Stinging Hibiscus_ H pruriens, has a yellow flower at the same
season.
The _Hemp leaved Hibiscus_, H cannabinus, _Anbaree_, is much the same as
the last.
The _Bladder Ketmia_, H trionum, is a dwarf species, yellow, with a
brown spot at the base of the petal.
The _African Hibiscus_ H africanus, is a very handsome flower growing to
a considerable height, expanding to the diameter of six to seven inches,
of a bright canary color, the dark blown spots at the base of the petals
very distinctly marked, the seeds were considered a great acquisition
when first obtained from Hobarton, but the plant has since been seen in
great perfection growing wild in the _Turaee_ at the foot of the
Darjeeling range of hills, blooming in great perfection at the close of
the rains.
The _Chinese Hibiscus_, H rosa sinensis, _Jooua, jasoon, jupa_,
although, really a perennial flower, is in greatest perfection if kept
as a biennial, it flowers during the greater part of the season a dark
red flower with a darker hued spot, there are also some other varieties
of different colors yellow, scarlet, and purple.
The TREE MALLOW, Lavatera arborea, has of late years been introduced
from Europe, and may now be found in many gardens in India yielding
handsome purple flowers in the latter part of the rains.
But it is unnecessary to continue such a mere catalogue, the character
and general cultivation of which require no distinct rules, but may all
be resolved into one general method, of which the following is a sketch.
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