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DlANELLA C^RULEA. BLUE DlANELLA. 

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Clafs and Order. 

 Hexandria Monogynia. 



Generic Char after. 



CaL nullis. Cor. 6-petala. Stam. receptaculo inferta. Per. 

 Bacca 8-locularis polyfperma. 



Specific Characler. 



DlANELLA aerulea; caule adfcendente geniculato foliis 

 diftichis lineari-lanceoiatis carinatis margine fpi- 

 nuloris, pedunculis reftis divaricatis. 



This plant is a native of New Holland, and we believe was 

 firft raifed in this country from feeds from Port Jackfon, about 

 the year 1783, by our much refpe&ed friend, the late Mr. 

 Cuff, of Teddington, a gentleman of great zeal and affiduity 

 in cultivating plants and promoting the fcience of Botany, to 

 whofe liberality the Brompton Botanic Garden is indebted for 

 this and many other fcarce and beautiful plants. 



It fucceeds well in the greenhoufe, begins flowering about 

 the month of May, and continues in blofTom during the greateft 

 part of the fummer. Is readily increafed by parting its roots 

 in the fpring, and mould be planted in pots filled with loam 

 and peat earth. 



The Chevalier de la Marck has given the name of Dia- 

 nella nemorqfa to the Dracaena enfijolia of Linnaeus, with 

 which this plant has confiderable affinity, but is certainly a 

 diftinft fpecies. The Diane lla nemorqfa of Jacqu in, figured 

 in his Hort. Schoenb. t. 94. appears to be different from both. 



We have adopted the name by which it is known in thofe 

 collections about town which poflefs it. — We hope to take 

 another opportunity of faying fomething more on this genus 

 as diftinguilhed from Dracana. 



