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mion, a little pitcher. E. urccoliiris SoJand.), Dosmia (desmc, a little bun- 

 dle ; flowers crowded. E. conferta Jindr.), Eurylepis (eurijs, broad, lepis, 

 a scale ; calycine scales dilated. E. //alic;icaba L.), Eurystegia (eurys, broad, 

 ste.ge, a cover; calyx large. E. glauca Jindr.), Lophandra (lophos, crest, 

 aner andros, a man or stamen ; cells of the anthers crested. E. pyramidalis 

 jIndr.), J.ii'improtis (lamprotes, splendour; calyx glistening. £. calycina L.J, 

 Callista (kallistos, most beauliiul. E. Walker* Andr.), Euryloma (eurys, 

 broad, lo7Ha, a margin ; limb of the corolla dilated. E. Aitoni Willd.), 

 Chona (clwnc, a funnel ; figure of the corolla. /U. sanguinea), Syringodea 

 (syrigx syriggos, a reed or pipe ; corolla longly tubular. E. vestita), Dasy- 

 jinthes (dasys, hairy, antltos, flower ; corolla hairy. E. Sparrmanni L.), 

 E'ctasis (clitdsis, extension; stamens prominent £. Plukenetw L.), Erio- 

 desmia (trion, wool, dcsmc, a little bundle ; the flowers resemble. E. capi- 

 tcita L.), Octopera (okto, eight, ptra, a sack ; capsule eight-celled. E. Ber- 

 g'uina L.), Eremia ('erc7«os, solitary ; seeds one in each cell. E. totta Thunb.), 

 Salaxis Salisbury (neither etymon nor type is given), Calluna Salisbuiy (E. 

 vulgaris L.), Bltc^ria L., Andromeda L., Cassiope (Ciissiopc, the mother of 

 Andromeda. Andromeda tetragona L.), Cassandra (Cassandra, the daugh- 

 ter of Priam and Hecuba. A. calyculata L.), Zenobia (Zenobia, the queen 

 of Palmyra, distinguished for her virtue and learning. A. speciosa Mx.), 

 Lyonia Nutt. (A. paniculata L.), Leucothoc (a poetic name. A. axillaris 

 Sulandcr), Pieris (one of the muses. A formosa It'all.), Phyllodoce (one of 

 Cyreue's attendant nymjjhs. A. casriilea L ), Bryiinthus Gmclin (Menziesia 

 bryantha Sicz., and tmpetriformis Ph.), Daboe'cia (Andromeda Dabce^ca L., 

 Menziesja poliifolia J.). JNIenzies/a ferruginea and globularis constitute, it 

 is remarked, a genus altogether dissimilar, and to be referred to the Rho- 

 doreae." 



RHODODE'NDROiN. 



indicum; rar.speciosum. Showy Indian Rosebay. A green-house shrub; grow- 

 ing from four to six feet high ; color crimson, with dark spots ; flowering in 

 May; Sweet's Brit. Fl. Gard. t. 284. 



A splendid hybrid, raised by IMr, Smith, of Coombe Wood, the 

 seat of the late Earl of Liverpool, in 1830, " from seed of R. indi- 

 cum [Azalea indicum], that had been impregnated with the pollen of 

 phosniceum." A very desirable variety of the Rhododendron, which 

 we hope will be soon introduced into our gardens. — (Brit. Fl. Gard. 

 Afril.) 



CLXXV. LohdidcecE. 



LOCE^LIA. 



fulgens. var. propinqua. New fulgent Lobelia. An herbaceous perennial, re- 

 quiring the protection of a green-house or frame during winter ; color of the 

 flowers bright scarlet ; propagated by division of the root and by seeds. Fax- 

 ton's Magazine of Botany, t. 52. 



This brilliant variety, from the representation of the plate, is a 

 " hybrid raised from seeds of the Lobelia fulgens impregnated with 

 the pollen of L. splendens. It partakes of the character of both 

 parents; but it is much superior to either in manner of growth and 

 general habit. The spikes measure from two and a half to three 

 feet in height, forming elegant pyramids." 



The specimen from which the drawing was taken, was growing in 

 the Nursery of Messrs. Young, of Epsom. The management and 

 propagation of the plant is exactly the same as its parents, men- 

 tioned at page 56. — (Paxton's Mag. Bot., April.) 



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