Curtis's Botanical Magazine

-PLATE-		Plate No. 209

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-COMMON_NAMES-Bladder Hibiscus, Venice Mallow
-GENUS-Hibiscus
-SPECIES-Hibiscus trionum
-CLASS-Monadelphia
-ORDER-Polyandria
-AUTHORITY-Linnaeus
-MODERN_GENUS-Hibiscus
-MODERN_SPECIES-Hibiscus trionum
-MODERN_FAMILY- Malvaceae
-PLANT_TYPE- annual 
-COLOR- "cream colour, having the centre embellished with a rich purple
         velvet, on which is golden antherae are proudly conspicuous."
-SEASON- __
-NATIVE_REGION- "It is said to be a native of Italy."
-ZONE- 10
-SOURCE-  The Botanical Magazine
-VOLUME-  6
-PUB_DATE-  1792
-REISSUED-  1793
-EDITOR-William Curtis
-ARTIST-Sansum
-NALPCD-  Disc 0645 IMG0076.PCD