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374. TETRANDRIA, MONOCYNIA. BERBER ACE*. 
EPIME'DIUM macran'thum. |j J’l®"** il Hardy herbaceous perennial, Japan, 
LARGE-FLOWEP.ED EPIMEDIDM. II iiow’er, lj inch i! in 1834? flowers in April, pale violet. 
Epimedium an old name supposed to be derived from Media, where the plant 
to which it belonged was reported to grow. A pretty and somewhat curious lit- 
tle plant, worthy of culture, though not very showy. bot. rec. 1906. 
375. TETRA DYNAM1A , SILIQUOLOSA. CRUCIFER*. 
IBE'RIS CORONA'llIA. II l i| Hardy annual, of late introduction, na- 
ROCKET CANDYTUFT. II Flower, % inch ll tive country uncertain, June, white. 
Iberis, from the country called Iberia, now Spain. This is a very showy an- 
nual, having large terminal racemes of white flowers, somewhat resembling the 
white Rocket. May be grown in the borders as other annuals. flo. car. 359. 
376. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHID ACE*. 
IONOP'SIS TEN'ERA. II Sc^ c > 7 inch stove perennial, from Havannah, in 
delicate IONOPSIS. II Flower, % inch II 1835, flowers in May, pink, and white. 
Named from the Greek ion, a violet ; and opsis, look. None of the species of 
Ionopsis are met with amongst common collections of orchideous plants, being 
both difficult of preservation, during a voyage, and of culture. box. rec. 1904. 
377. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE*. 
ONCI'DIUM iridifo'lium. li f 1 ™ 1 ’ 3 " ,cl ' II Stove herbaceous perennial, from S. 
PIGMY ONCIDIUM • II Flower, % inch II America, 1834 ? flowers m Aug. yellow. 
Oncidium, see No. 57. This curious little Oncidium is said to take a wide 
geographical range, even from Mexico to Brazil. It is said to prevail on orange 
and lemon trees, in dry places, exposed to the sun. bot. reg. 1911. 
378. PENTANDRIA, MONOCYNIA. II YDROPHYLLE*. 
PHACE'LIA tanacetifo'lia. II ’ l foot II Hardy annual? from California, in 
tansy-leaved phacelia. II Mower, % inch II 1834, flowers in summer, lilac. 
Phacelia, see No. 202. Seeds of this plant were received from Douglas, by 
the London Horticultural Society. It is rather of weedy aspect, yet as it re- 
quires but little care, it may be sparingly admitted for variety. flo. gar. 300. 
379. HEXANDRIA, MONOCYNIA. CINCHONACE*. 
RONDELE'TIA ODORA'TA.II ® fee * || Stove shrub from Havannah, cultiva- 
Leaf, 3 inch ’ 1 
SWEET-SCENTED RONDELETIA. II Flower, V2 inch II ted in 1830, flowers in Sept orange. 
Named by Plunder, after Guillaume Rondelet, a French physician and natu- 
ralist. This species is sometimes called speciosa. It is a rather straggling shrub, 
and though called sweet-scented, possesses but little fragrance. bot. reg. 1905. 
380. DECANDRIA, TRIG YNIA. MALP1GHIACE*. 
STIGMAPHYL'LON arista'tum.II ^ |j Stove climber, from South America, in 
AWNED stigmaphyllon. II Mower, 1 inch II 1833, flowers in July, yellow. 
So named in allusion to the singular circumstance of the stigmas of this genus 
being expanded into a sort of leaf. It is a handsome climber, with flowers alto- 
gether curious ; and worthy of attentive cultivation. bot. reg. 1659. 
381. TETRADYNAMIA, SILIQUOLOSA. CRUCIFER*. 
VESICA'RIA GRA'CILIS. || II Hardy annual, from Texas, iu 1334, 
slender-stemmed vesicaria. || Flower, te inch i flowers June to September, yellow. 
Vesicaria, for its derivation, see No. 221. This species is less showy than 
grandiflora, but its rather procumbent wiry stems adapt it to the embellishment 
of rock-work, on which it will prove a lively ornament. bot. mag. 3533. 
