supjplementary to Encyc. of Plants and Hort. Brit. 361 

 Labidcea?. 



3380. PHYSOSTE'GIA [Bot. mag. 3494 



*truncata Benth. tiuncnte.calyxed O o>" 1 ••• Pa Pk San Felipe de Austin 1834 S lt.1 



Seeds of this handsome annual were sent from San Felipe de 

 Austin to Europe, by Mr. Drummond, in 1833 and 1834; and 

 plants flowered in the open borders of the Glasgow Botanic 

 Garden in 1835. {Bot. Mag., June.) 



^upko)~b'ikceae. 



1460a. POINSETT/^ Gra. 



pulcherrima Gra. fairest * I^ or 1 ja.tnr Bt. S Mexico 1834 C s.l Bot. mag. 3493 



This plant has been repeatedly noticed in our pages. See 

 in p. 209. 256. The engraving exhibits a splendid display of 

 bright scarlet bracteas, which measure nearly a foot across; and 

 the circumstance of the plant flowering in winter, must render 

 it a desirable object in every garden where there is a stove, whe- 

 ther for ornamental plants or pine-apples. 



" The rose-like whorls of bracteas which terminate the branches have been 

 seen, on the large plants cultivated at Philadelphia, as much as 20 in. across, 

 and equal in colour to the finest tints of /hibiscus i^osa-sinensis." (Bot. Mag., 

 June.) 



Orc/iiddce^r. 



2503a. *CRY"'BE Lindl. {Krupto, to conceal ; whence krubeis, concealed ; in allusion to the manner 



in which the column is hidden by the floral envelopes. — Lindley.) [reg. 1872 



*?-6sea Lindl. • rose-coloured-floivered jg E] or 1 ju P G Mexico 1834 D p.r.w Bot. 



This plant is remarkable for never expanding its singular 

 club-shaped flowers, the edges of the lip turning inwards, and 

 forming a sort of disk at the end of the flower. It requires the 

 same management as ^\eiia verecunda. {Bot. Reg., June.) 



2521. RODRIGUE'Z/^ 

 *22632a Barker? Hook. Barker's ^ [23 cu 1 ja Pa G Brazil 1835 D p.r.w Bot. mag. 3497 



" Imported by George Barker, Esq., of Birmingham, and communicated to 

 us, in full flower, January, 1836, by Mr. Cameron of the Birmingham Botanic 

 Garden. The whole flower is of a uniform pale green colour, and nearly des- 

 titute of fragrance." {Bot. Mag,, June.) 

 2530J. *MORMO'DES Lindl. {Mormo, a frightful-looking object, a goblin ; In allusion to the 



strange appearance of the flowers Lindley.) QD r.w Bot. reg. 1861 



*atropurpilrea ZzW^. dark.purple-^oti;ererf ^ (Z3 cu f d DP Coast of the Spanish Main 1834 



Sent to Dr. Lindley from the garden of John Willmore, Esq., 

 of Oldford, near Birmingham, with whom it flowered for the 

 first time. 



" A tender stove plant, requiring the same treatment as Catasetum, Cyc- 

 noches, &c. With reference to orchideous plants, with this habit, it may in 

 general be observed, that they require to be kept cool and dry when not in a 

 growing state ; to be forced gently into growth ; and, when in the full vigour 

 of their vegetation, to have a copious supply of moisture. They will at that 

 season even introduce their roots into water, if they are allowed, and flourish 

 the more under such treatment." {Bot. Reg,, June.) 



2537a. *TRICHOPI'LI A. Lindl. {Tkrix, a hair ; and pilion, a cap. The anther of this genus is 



concealed below a cap surmounted with three tufts of hairs. — Lindl. [p.r.w Bot. reg. 1863 



*t6rtilis Lindl. tviisted-petaled £_ [Z3 cu J ja W blotched with C Mexico 1835 D 



" A beautiful and highly curious plant, communicated, in January last, by 

 George Barker, Esq., of Springfield, near Birmingham. From the habit of 

 this plant, it may be conjectured that it will thrive in the stove, under the 

 same treatment as maxillarias." {Bot. Beg., June.) 



