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31. ASTYRIA rosea. 



This is a fine stove plant from the Mauritius, with the 

 habit of a Dombeya, and with nearly the same structure, but 

 essentially distinguished by the want of sterile stamens. The 

 only species known to us has large soft cordate crenated 

 leaves, and dense panicles of large pinkish flowers seated on 

 a woolly footstalk, much shorter than that of the leaf. It 

 has blossomed with his Grace the Duke of Northumberland, 

 and will shortly be figured in this work ; till which time a 

 full account of the plant is deferred. 



32. HYPOCALYMMA suavis. 



H. suavis ; foliis oppositis filiformibus plano-couvexis glandulosis mucronatis, 

 floribus gemiuis axillaribus sessilibus, staminibus corolla, longioribus. 



This plant is very near H. angustifolium, and may be a 

 mere variety. It seems, however, to differ in having longer 

 leaves and stamens, in addition to which the flowers are 

 white not pink. It is a graceful greenhouse shrub, very sweet- 

 scented, and altogether a very nice plant. It was raised in 

 the garden of the Horticultural Society from Swan River 

 seeds. 



33. ANDROMEDA pbillyreaefolia. 

 Hooker. Ic. Plant. 2. t 122. 



For the introduction of this beautiful greenhouse shrub 

 we are indebted to Messrs. Loddiges, with whom it flowered 

 in January last. It is a narrow-leaved evergreen, with convex 

 leaves serrated near the point, and short horizontal racemes 

 of white flowers. In habit it is not very unlike a large broad- 

 leaved form of Andromeda polifolia. 



34. DENDROCHILUM ? abbreviatum. ? 



Blume Bijdragen, 398. Lindl. Gen. Sf Sp. 35. 



D. abbreviatum ; pseudobulbis ovatis diphyllis, foliis oblongis basi angustatis 

 raceme aqualibus, ovario hexaptero bractese striatse oblongee acutee cit5 

 deciduse longitudine, labello saccate cordate apice dilatato retuso dea- 



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