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398. POLYANDRIA, POLYGYNIA. RANXJNCULACE*. 
ANEMO'NE VITIFO'LIA. II P'J II Hardy herbaceous perennial, India, 
VINE- LEAVED ANEMONE. II Flower, 2 inch II 1829, flowers from Aug. to Nov. white. 
Anemone, from anemos, the wind, from its blossoming very early in exposed 
situations, hence called wind-flower. It is a bold and handsome species, which 
may be increased by seeds or by cutting the crowns to pieces. botanist, 9. 
399. CYNANDP.IA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACEjE. 
BURLINGTO'NIA can'dida. II ® |“'jj II Stoveherbaceousperennial,Demerara, 
SNOW-WHITE BURLINGTo'nia. II Flower, 2 inch II in 1834? flowers in April, white. 
Named in compliment to the Countess of Burlington. Introduced by Mr. 
Bateman of Knypersley. This plant produces a shortish rather densely-flowered 
raceme ; its petals being of the most delicate white. bot. reg. 1927. 
400. ICOSANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CACTACE.E. 
CAC'TUS SPECIO'SUS. | \ S c !"ch II f' reen ^ ouse perennial, raised in the 
BRICK-RED CACTUS. II Flower, 4.$ inch II Cambridge Gar.1828, flow, in July, red. 
Cactus from the Greek, kaktos, a spiny plant of Sicily, mentioned by Theo- 
phrastus. This plant is a seedling variety of speciosus, and is called brick-red 
variety. It is interesting from its origin, but not brilliant coloured, botanist, 12 . 
401. ICOSANDRIA, MONO-PENTAGYNIA. ROSACEA. 
CRATaE'GUS GLANDULo'sa. 11 II Hardy shrub, from North America, in 
Leaf, 2} inch * . 
LONG-SPINED HAWTHORN. II Fruit, % iuch II 1 '^0, flowers ill May and June, white. 
Crataegus, see No. 145. “A fine handsome vigorous American thorn, forming 
a tree with a spreading head, and having firm dark green leaves, amongst which 
are intermixed stout curved spines of unusual length. bot. p.eg. 1912. 
402. DECANDRIA, PENTAGYNIA. CRASSULACE/E. 
ECHEVE'RIA RACEMO'SAJ ? ca ? c ’ „ \ f“f || Stove perennial succulent, Mexico, in 
Leaf, men A 
RACEMOSE ECHEVERIA. II Flower, % inch II 1S34 ? flowers in October, crimson. 
Echeveria, from Echever a botanical draughtsman. Racemosa, from its ra- 
ceme of flowers. An interesting novelty, drawn in the Liverpool Botanic Gar- 
den. It is to the Mexicans what our Forget-me-not is to us. botanist, 11. 
403. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE/E. 
EPIDEN'DRUMcrassifo'lium I j’JjJJ.** II Stove herbaceous perennial, from Rio 
THICK-LEAVED Epl den drum. » 1 lower, l inch II Janeiro, 1824, flow, in March, rose-col. 
Epidendrum, see No. 4. This is considered to he the plant figured by the 
Messrs. Loddiges, as Epidendrum ellipticum. It is a pretty rather small-flow- 
ered, orchidaceous plant ; not one of splendid character. bot. mag. 3543. 
404. pentandria, digynia. saxifracace/e. 
IIEUCIIE'RA cylindra'cea. | £* a J!*> 1 ' | Hardy herbaceous plant, from North 
CYLINDRICAL HEUCHERA. 1 Flower, % inch | America, 1834 ? flowers in May, green. 
Ileucher, professor of medicine, at Witemberg, is commemorated in this name. 
This saxifrageous plant has herbage somewhat like granulata. Its flowers are 
inconspicuous being destitute of petals. It is, however, hardy. bot. beg. 1924. 
40.5. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. AMARYLLIDACE*. 
1 1 IP P E AS'TRUM ambig'uum. II || Greenhouse bulb, from Lima, in 1834, 
Leaf, 2$ inch ’ ’ ’ 
knight-star lily. II Flower, 8 inch II flowers in June? white and crimson. 
The name is deduced from the Greek hippo, a horse, and aster a star. This 
is a new variety of the species, having very large flowers, and called longiflora. 
It flowered, in high perfection, in the Glasgow Botanic Garden, bot. mag. 3542. 
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