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422. TETR ADYNAMIA, SILICULOSA. CRUCIFER*. 
MENOVIL'LEA filifo'lia. II M*” 1 * U II Hardy annual, from Chile, in 1836, 
THREAD-LEAVED MENOVILLEA. II Flower, 2 inch || flowers in May and June, white. 
De Candolle named this genus in honour of M. Thiery de Menoville, a French 
naturalist. The specific name, partly from filum, a thread, alludes to its thread- 
like leaves. Its seeds were sent from St. Petersburg!!. flo. car. 311 . 
423. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. LILIACE*. 
MUSCA'RI commuta'tum. II £j“‘i V2 f°°* II Hardy bulb, from S. European 1820? 
DARK PURPLE GRAPE HYACINTH. II Flower, % inch II flowers in March and April, purple. 
The generic name is derived from the Greek moskos, musk. The flowers of 
this species are, however, entirely scentless. The Latin commutatum has refer- 
ence to the changeable colour of the mouth of the corolla. flo. gar. 369. 
424. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE*. 
ONCI'DIUM LUNA'TUM. II ® ca S e f inch II Stove herbaceous perennial, Demera- 
Leal, 4 men . 
CRESCENT-LIPPED ONCID1UM. H Flower,^ inch II ra, 183o, flow, m June, yel. & white. 
Oncidium, see No. 57. The present plant was introduced to this country by 
the Messrs. Loddiges. Its flowers are very pretty, and its crescent-shaped lip is 
a peculiar character, which will readily point out the species. bot.reg. 1929 . 
425. ICOSANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CACTACE*. 
PERES'KIA OCULEA'TA. II £J“*» | II Stove herbaceous perennial, from the 
WEST-INDIA GOOSEBERRY. II Flower, 1J inch II W. Indies, 1696, flowers in Oct. white. 
M. Peireskius of Provence, was a lover of botany, after whom this genus was 
named. This is a well-known plant, usually cultivated as a stock on which to 
graft other species of cactacete. It does not frequently blossom, bot. reg. 1928 . 
426. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE*. 
PTEROS'TYLIS concin'na. 
NEAT PTEROSTYLIS. 
|| Scape, 5 inch || stove herbaceous perennial, from Port 
Leal, 11 inch . 
II Flower, % iuch II Jackson, 1838, flowers in May, brown 
For the derivation of this generic name, see 76. Although not a showy genus 
of orchidaceous plants it is a singular one, and should not be wanting in a collec- 
tion of these wonders of the vegetable world. bot. mag. 3400 . 
427. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE*. 
SPIRAN'THES bracteo'sa. II II Stove herbaceous perennial/rom Saint 
LONG-BRACTED Lady’s TRACES. II Flower, t4 inch II Catherines, 1834,flow.May, white & yel. 
Name derived from the Greek, speira, a screw, in allusion to the spiral ar- 
rangement of the flowers of some species. Flowered in the stove of the Messrs. 
Loddiges in 1835. Flowers too diminutive to be showy. bot. reg. 1934 . 
428. MONADELPHIA, TRIANDRIA. IRIDACE*. 
SYSYRIN'CIIIUMgraminifo'-| Leaf’ if inch 1 Green bouse perennial, from Chile, in 
lium. grass-lvd.sisyrinchium. II Flower, % inch II 1835? flowers in May, yel. & brown. 
See No. 409. This is a beautiful little variety of graminifolium, much more 
attractive than the original species. Although considered a greenhouse plant it 
will, probably, succeed well with frame protection. bot. reg. 1915 . 
429. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. LILIACE*. 
TULBA'GIIIA VIOLA'CEA. II UA'I || Greenhouse herbaceous perennial, S. 
VIOLET-FLOWERED tulbaghia. II Flower, 1 inch II Africa, not introduced, flowers purple. 
Tulbaghia, see No. 413, This is a pretty little plant: the flowers grow in 
clusters of eight or nine, but they have a strong garlic-like smell. The plant 
flowered at the Cape of Good Hope. bot. mag. 3555. 
