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Definition of Hibiscuses
1. hibiscus [n] - See also: hibiscus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hibiscuses
Literary usage of Hibiscuses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1847)
"The Chinese hibiscuses are the most gaudy objects in summer, and, when the plants
are large, and bloom freely, they add much to the effect of a ..."
2. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Home Farmer (1880)
"... The Virara, V . which will bring us into direct contact make the acquaintance
of an Auricula grower of the pida hibiscuses. I DO not think that the ..."
3. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"... and the tropical hibiscuses make u wonderful show. In some place* acres of
bamboos, planted closely in shifting ..."
4. British Central Africa: An Attempt to Give Some Account of a Portion of the by Harry Hamilton Johnston (1898)
"... the stalks and leaves of a bean (Crotalaria \, the seeds of certain hibiscuses
are also consumed by the natives in times of scarcity. ..."
5. Journal of a Tour Through the United States, and in Canada, Made During the by Charles Giles Bridle Daubeny (1843)
"At a later season the spot must be a perfect paradise; when I visited it, several
hibiscuses, bign- onias, melias, ..."
6. Garden-making: Suggestions for the Utilizing of Home Grounds by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1898)
"2 hibiscuses. 1 Privet. 3 Viburnums. 1 Snowball. 1 Tartarian honeysuckle. 1 Silver
Bell, Halesia tetraptera. These were planted on the sloping bank of the ..."
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