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454. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. LILIACE At. 
LACHENA'LIA PAL'LIDA. II j’ 1 ^' l || Greenhouse bulb from the Cape of G. 
BLUE-FLOW. PALLID LACHENA LIA. II Flower, % inch II Hope, in 1782, flowers in Sept. blue. 
The generic name is given in honour of W. de la Chenal, a botanical author. 
This variety of pallida is called ccerulescens from the pale blue colour of its flow- 
ers. It is only desirable as a variety of the species. bot. reg. 1945 . 
455. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACEAv. 
M O N AC A N'T H I ET MYAN'THlII f la nt, H fret II stove herbaceous perennial, Demera- 
Leal, lj inch 1 7 
CRISTA TI, PROLES biformis. » Flower, 14 inch » ra, flowers 111 November, green & yel. 
Nature, offended at the sub sub subdivisions of modern botanists, has here pro- 
duced flowers of three supposed distinct genera on a single plant ; combining 
Myanthus, Monachanthus, and Catasetum. bot.mag.19S1. 
456. SYNGENESIA, IEQUALIS. ASTEP.ACEAL 
MOR'NA NIT'IDA. II I | Greenhouse annual, from America, in 
beautiful MORNA. II Flower, 1 inch II 1836, flowers in January 1 yellow. 
Morna, one of the heroines of the northern romances. This is an everlasting 
flower, of habit and appearance somewhat resembling Elichrysum bracteatum 
(No. 135 of the Botanic Garden) but a more delicate flower. bot. reg. 1941 . 
457 . MONADELPHIA, POLYANDRIA. MALVACEAC. 
NUTTAL'LIA CORDA'TA. II £]“•> Jlf”* II Herbaceous plant from North America, 
HEART-LEAVED NUTTALLIA. II Flower, i inch II in 1835, flowers in August, pale pink. 
Named after Mr. Thomas Nuttall, an American botanist. A pretty malvace- 
ous plant, but published with so meagre an account that we can gather but lit- 
tle information respecting it. It was collected by Drummond. bot. reg. 1938 . 
458. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE*. 
ONCI'DIUM CEBOLLE'TA. II *^ a P e » ^ IE Stove herbaceous perennial, West In- 
ROUNDED-LEAVED 0NCID1UM. II Flower, 1 inch II dies, 1825, flowers in April, yellow. 
Oncidium, see No. 57. The foliage of this species is very different from that 
of the generality of Oncidiums. Its flowers are bright coloured and showy, but 
much like those of several other species of the same genus. bot. mag. 3568. 
459. DIDYNAM1A, ANGIOSPERMIA. SCROPHULAEIACEJE. 
PENTSTE'MON breviflo'rus.II J’J,®"' 1 \ II Hardy perennial from California, in 
SHORT-FLOWERED PENTSTEMON. II Flower, IS inch II 1834 ? flowers in Sept, purple & white. 
Pentstemon, see No. 232. It is observed that this plant in its native coun- 
try is of robust habit, and a very free blossomer, but here it is difficult to manage, 
at present, growing weakly and developing little of its native beauty, bot. reg. 1946. 
460. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. AMARYLLIDACE*. 
PHY CEL'LA BREVTTUBA.il ? ca P. e > ^ ! nc . h II Greenhouse bulb, introduced in 1835, 
Leaf, 74 inch . 
short-tubed PHYCELLA. “ Flower, 14 inch II flowers 111 June and July, scarlet. 
Diminutive of phykos red alkanet, from the colour of the flower. This is a 
less showy flower than many of the Amaryllidace® but still is attractive. It flow- 
ered at Mr. Knight’s nursery, in the King’s Road, Chelsea. bot. reg. 1943 . 
461. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHID ACE A. 
TRICHOCEN'TRUM fus'cum.II J >lan ,*> p, lnc [‘ II Stove herbaceous perennial, Mexico, 
Leaf, I 4 inch . 
brown-fld. trichocentru M. II Flower, if inch » in 1834? flowers in July, pink, white, &C. 
The meaning of this generic name is not clearly understood. Authors of such 
words should explain them. This plant was imported by Mr. Knight, nursery- 
man, of the King’s Road. It is not a showy orchidaceous plant, bot. reg. i95t. 
