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550. GYNANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. ORCHIDACEA. 
E'RIA STELLA'TA. | Scape, ll feet || Stove herbaceous perennial, Java? be- 
STAR-FLOVVERED ERIA. || Flower, fj inch II f° re 1825, flowers hi April, greenish. 
Eria, from erion, wool, on account of the downy nature of the flowers. Al- 
though the colour of the flowers of this species possesses little gaiety the abundance 
of them, and their fragrance render the plant highly desirable. bot. mag. 3005. 
551. pentandria, monogynia. solanacea. 
GRABOYV'SKIA boerhaavia-| 
fo'lia. boerh.-lvd. grabowskia! 
Plant, 8 feet II Half hardy shrub, from Brazil, be- 
Flowcr, *4 inch II f° re 1830, flowers in June, lilac. 
Named after Mr. H. Grabowsky, an apothecary of Ohlaf. A spiny scrambling 
shrub, with single fleshy glaucous leaves. It is sufficiently hardy to bear the 
generality of our winters when trained to a wall of southern aspect, but. reg. 1985. 
552. decandrja, polycynia. rosacea. 
HORKE'LIA FUS'CA. 
DUSKY HORKELIA. 
II Plant, - feet || Hardy herbaceous perennial, Califor- 
I Fhfwer, IJ !"eh II nia, in 1832? flowers Jun. to Aug. wh. 
Named in honour of John Ilorkel, Professor of Physiology at Berlin. The 
genus Horkelia resembles some of the Potenlillas, in general appearance, but 
their flowers are collected into small heads. bot. reg.i99t. 
553. DIADELPHIA, DECANDRIA. LECUMINOSA. 
HO'VEA CEL'SI. || Plant, 4 feet |j Greenhouse shrub, New Holland, in 
CELs’s hovea. II Flol’er, Hinch II 181 7 . flowers in May, blue and white. 
Ilovea, in honour of Anthone Panteleon Hove, a Polish Botanist. Cels, a 
Parisian nurseryman. This is a very ornamental greenhouse plant, which exhi- 
bits its flower buds in the year previous to their expansion. botanist, 40 . 
554. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. LOBELIACEA. 
LOBE'LIA ERINOEDES. || Plant, 4 inch | Greenhouse annual, from the Cape of 
ERINUS-LIKE LOBELIA. || IWer, inch " G Hope, 1759, flowers in July, pur. 
Lobelia, see No. 23. Although this plant was introduced so far back as 1759, 
it was probably soon lost, and not re-introduced till 1835, when seeds were re- 
ceived from Baron Ludwig. Its flowers are very small. bot. mag. 3609. 
555. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDACEA. 
MILTO'NIA SPECTAB'ILIS. || Scape, f> inch || Stove herbaceous perennial, Brazil, in 
SHEWY MILTONIA. || Flower, 24 inch ll 1835 ? flowers in July, yellowand red. 
IMiltonia, named in honour of Lord Fitzwilliam. This is a handsome plant, 
and well deserves the attention of the cultivator of orchidaceas. It is nearly 
related to Brassia, Odontoglossium, and Cyrtochlium. bot. reg. 1992 . 
556. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CON VOLVULACEA. 
PIIARBI'TIS DIVF.RSIFOLIA. || Plant, 5 feet | Frame annual, from Mexico, in 1S36, 
THREE-LOBED PHARBITIS. II Flower, H Inch » flowers in June, purple and red. 
From piiarbe colour, on account of the elegance and variety of colour in the 
flowers. Pharbitis diversifolia resembles the Convolvulus, but is only about half 
the size. Its leaves are sometimes entire, sometimes three-lobed. bot. reg. 1988 . 
557. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. GROSSULACEA. 
RI'BES SPECIO'SUM. || Plant, 4 feet || Hardy shrub, from North America, in 
SHOWY GOOSEBERRY. II i LVerJi inch II 1828, flowers in May and June, red. 
Ribes, see No. 489. This is the most splendid species of the genus which has 
hitherto been introduced to Great Britain ; its flowers, at first sight, seem to ap- 
proach those of Fuschia, in their general appearance. botanist, 38. 
