^THIONE^MA MEMBRANA'CEUM. 
MEMBRANOUS-PODDED iETHIONEMA. 
Class. Order. 
TETRADYNAMIA. SILICULOSA. 
Natural Order. 
CRUCIFBR/E. 
Native of 
Height. 
1 Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
Persia. 
1 foot. 
July, Sept. 
Perennial. 
in 1829. 
No. 334. 
We cannot, with certainty, state the precise idea 
intended to be conveyed by this compound word, 
jEthionema. It is supposed to be founded on the 
Greek aitho, to scorch; and nema, a thread, or 
stamen ; on account of a brown tinge on the stamens. 
The name was instituted by Decandolle ; and it is 
much to be regretted that every author, who either 
adopts an old term, or makes a new one, does not re- 
cord his motive for its application. The specific 
name, membranaceum, is given in allusion to the 
membranous wings of the seed-pods. 
This is a small neat herbaceous plant, which was 
raised from Persian seeds, imported by the late Mr. 
Barclay, of Bury Hill. From his collection it was 
introduced to the garden of the Birmingham Bota- 
nical and Horticultural Society, whence we were fa- 
voured with our specimen. 
This society, being at present in its infancy, is 
probably unknown to many of our readers ; but every 
well-wisher to the dissemination , of refined taste, to 
say nothing of moral feeling arising out of it, will 
gladly recognise this addition to the many public 
establishments of a similar nature. Such societies 
