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* ACHIMENES rosea. 
The Rose-coloured Achimenes. 
DIDYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA. 
Nat. ord. GESNERACES. 
ACHIMENES. P. Browne. Calycis tubus ovario adnatus, limbus 5- 
partitus lobis lanceolatis. Corolla tubuloso-infundibuliformis basi hinc seepe 
gibba, limbo plano 5-fido, lobis subzequalibus subrotundis. Stamina 4 didy- 
nama, antheris non coherentibus. Rudimentum stain. quinti corolle basi 
inferné impositum. Nectarium glandulosum annulare tenue. Stylus in 
stigma vix incrassatum obliquum aut subbilobum abiens.. Capsula semibi- 
locularis bivalvis, placentis parietalibus subsessilibus. Herbze Americane 
erecte villosa. Folia opposita aut terno-verticillata petiolata dentata. Pedi- 
celli 1-flort axillares. Cor. coccinee aut purpuree multo-quam Gloxinia mi- 
nores. Radices, saltem specierum rite eognitarum, bulbillis sqguamosis onuste. 
DeCand. Prodr. vit. 
A. rosea; foliis scabro-pilosis oppositis aut terno-verticillatis ovatis acutis 
serratis, pedicellis filiformibus plurifloris pilis longis patentibus vestitis, 
calycis lobis lanceolato-linearibus erectis corolla tripld brevioribus, co- 
rolle limbo tubo zequali. 
The name now applied to such plants as these was origi- 
nally given by Dr. Patrick Browne, in his History of J amaica, 
to two species, one of which has long been common in our 
gardens. Ata later period L’Heritier called the latter Cy- 
rilla, and under the name of C. pulchella it is familiar to all 
lovers of beautiful plants; but as it was very different from 
the Cyrilla of Linnzus, that name was subsequently can- 
celled. Then it was that Willdenow proposed the name of 
Trevirana, in which he has been followed by others ; and we 
think it would have been far better if that name had been 
retained. Now however M. DeCandolle, following Persoon 
* The derivation of this word is unknown. Smith conjectures it to have 
been formed from a privative and yeyarww to be wintry or tempestuous, In 
supposed allusion to the plant not liking wintry weather ; a very forced ex- 
planation as it seems to us: but we have nothing better to offer. 
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