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the habit of Barbacenia, and flowers more than an inch and 

 half long. The second, which I propose to name Andro- 

 stemma jimceum,^'^^ is a rushy plant of no beauty, although its 

 flowers are an inch and half long, for they are green and 

 buried among the leaves. 



Finally, of the well-known genus Anigozanthus there are 

 not only the A. Manglesii and fiavida with their beautiful 

 green and purple varieties, but there is a dwarf species still 

 handsomer than they are, in consequence of the compactness 

 of the flowers and the short neat foliage; this A. humilis^^'* 

 would be a handsome addition to our gardens; a figure of it 

 is given at B in Plate VI. 



Orchidace^. 



About sixty species of this interesting order have already 

 been discovered in this Colony ; and if we regard either 

 their singular structure, or their beautiful forms, or the 

 fragrance, large size and gaudy coloui's of many of them, it 

 is impossible to say that they at all yield in interest to the 

 epiphytes of tropical countries. They are however all terres- 

 trial ; and there is an opinion that Orchidaceee of that kind 

 cannot be made to yield to the arts of cultivation. When, 

 however, we consider how many plants are now common of 

 which the same opinion was formerly entertained, and more- 

 over how much beyond the skill of the last race of gardeners 

 is that of the present day, I think it would be discreditable 

 to the art, and a libel upon the science of horticulture, to say 

 that in the cultivation of these plants there are any difficulties 

 which patience and skill ought not to overcome. The great 

 obstacles to encounter in the outset are, 1. to obtain the 



(209) Androstemma. Perianthium extus tomentosum, semisuperum, cylindra- 

 ceum : limbo sequaii sexpartito reflexo. Stamina 6, fauce inserta, sequalia, 

 longe exserta ; antheris linearibus rectis. Ovarium 3-loculare, polysper- 

 mum : placentis in centre axeos sphaericis ; stylus subulatus basi 3-partibilis. 

 Stigma simplicissimum. 

 Androstemma. junceum. Acaulis, radice multicipiti. Folia spithamaea, com- 

 presso-teretia, acuminata, erecta, glaberrima. Flores 1 1 poll, longi, extus 

 virides, tomentosi, limbi laciniis sequilongis angustissimis reflexis. Pedicelli 

 breves, uniflori, erecti, apice bracteas quasdam membranaceas gerentes. 



<2io) Anigozanthus humilis (Tab. VI. B) ; rhizomate cormoideo squamato cya- 

 nescente, foliis falcatis hirsutis et glabriusculis scapo simplici lanato multo 

 brevioribus, racemo secundo elongato, perianthii limbo erecto, antheris 

 muticis. 



