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510. SYN'CENESIA, SUPERFLUA. COMPOSITE. 
BAE'RIA CHR5 SOS'TOMA.ll Plant 1 foot |j Hardy annual, from California, 1835, 
GOLDEN-ANTHERED BAEIRA. || pfower.ij inch II flowers in June and July, yellow. 
Named in honour of Professor de Baer of the University of Dorpat. A curi- 
ous syngenesious plant, nearly related to Callichroa, No. 433. It was raised 
in this country, from seeds received from St. Petersburg. flo. gar. 305. 
511. hexandria, monogynia. bromeliace*. 
BILBER'GIA pup.pu'reo-rosea 
rose-purple bilber'gia. 
I Scape k 2 feet 
Leaf, Hinch 
Flower, 1 iuch 
Stove herbaceous perennial, Brazil, in 
1831, flowers in November, pink. 
Bilbergia, in honour of J. G. Bilberg, a Swedish Botanist. This plant is one 
amongst the splendid productions incident to the forests of tropical countries. 
The Bromeliacese, like the Orchidaceae, strike us with surprise, bot.mag. 3304. 
512. hexandria, monogynia. liliaceie. 
CALOCHOR'TUS venus’tus. n Plant, 2 feet I! Greenhouse bulb, from California, iu 
ORACEFUL CALOCHORTUS. || p'olt’cr, t inch II 1 832, flowers in June, white, yel. & red. 
From kalos, beautiful ; and chortos, grass ; referring to the flowers and leaves; 
Venustus, from Venus. Discovered by Douglas, and sent by him to the Lon- 
don Horticultural Society. It is a flower of great beauty. botanist, 30. 
513. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CAPPARIDACEA. 
CLE'OME den droi'des. | Plant, 5 feet || Greenhouse evergreen shrub, Brazil, 
TREE-LIKE CLEOME. 1 pfower, lYincb II 1 828 > flowers in June & July, purple. 
Kleio, to shut. “ Though the colour of the flowers is rather singular than 
brilliant, this is a very striking plant, with its curious candelabrum-like flower- 
spike, and handsome foliage.” It is a shortlived plant. bot.mag. 3296. 
514. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHID ACE 
CYMBI'DIUM ensifo’lium. II Plant, 2 feet j| Greenhouse herb, perennial, China, 
SWORD-LEAVED cymbi dium. || Flower, i| inch 11 before 1780, flowers in July, green. 
Cymbidium, from kymbe, a boat; from the form of the labellum. This is a 
variety of ensifolium, called streakless, in contradistinction to the original flower, 
which was marked with purple lines. Of easy culture. bot.reg. 1970. 
515. POLYANDRIA, TRIGYNIA. RANUNCULACEJE. 
DELPHI'NIUM TFN uis'siMU M . Plant, 3 feet || Hardy annual, from Greece, in 1836, 
MOST slender DELPHINIUM. II pfower, ! Inch II flowers in July, blue and white. 
Delphinium, see No. 437. This species has been called divaricatum. The 
position of the nectary gives this new plant an air of singularity. Though less 
showy than some species, it will doubtless become a favourite. botanist, 32. 
516. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACEA. 
DIPO'DIUM PUNCTA'TUM.ll Scape, 1 foot u Stove herbaceous perennial, New Hol- 
DOTTED DIPODIUM. | Leaf"’ none II land, l 822 , flowers ill Aug. purple. 
The generic name is derived from the Greek dis, two ; and pous podos, a foot, 
in allusion to the pollen masses. A curious leafless terrestrial orchidaceous 
plant ; also found in Van Dieman’s Land. bot. iieg. i980. 
517. 
GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACE/E. 
EPIDEN'DRUM coria'ceum. 
CORIACEOUS-LVD. EPIDENDRUM. 
Scape, 5 inch 
Leaf, 1J inch 
Flower, 1 inch 
Stove herbaceous perennial, Demera- 
ra, about 1830, flowers green & brown. 
Epidendrum, see No. 4. This plant was sent by C. Parker, Esq. from De- 
merara to the Liverpool Botanic Garden, and was at first thought to be a variety 
only of E. variegatum. Mr. Parker thinks it distinct. bot. mag. 3595. 
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