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574. POLYOAMIA, MONCECIA. LEGUMINOS*. 
ACA'CIA PUBES'CENS. II '? | Greenhouse shrub, from New Hol- 
pubescent acacia. >1 Flow er, 7 ; mrh II land, 1790, flowers in March, yellow. 
Acacia, see No. 1. A beautiful shrub, long known, in the best collections, but 
one which has not received sufficient attention as a conservatory plant, to exhibit its 
truly magnificent character as a flowering shrub. botanist, 48. 
575. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHID ACE Al. 
ANCECTOCHI'LUS seta'ceus. | fjiU'JjJ Stove herbaceous perennial, Ceylon, 
FRINGED ANCECTOCHILUS. II Flower, % inch II 1836, flowers in June, white & green. 
The name is probably from the Greek anoiktos open, and keilos a lip, in al- 
lusion to the apex of this organ. Its leaves are singular, exhibiting yellow veins 
on a brownish purple ground. bot. reg. 2010 . 
576. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CHENOPODIACE/E. 
BOUSSINGAUL'TIA basselloi'-|| f ,aI J. 1 ’ 6 f eet H Stove herbaceous twiner, S. America, 
Leal, lj men . . ’ 7 
DES. BASELLALIKE BOUSSING AU L Ji Flower, & inch H in 1834, flowers in May? white. 
Named in honour of B. Boussingault, a celebrated naturalist and South Amer- 
ican traveller. This is a somewhat singular twiner, possessing very little gaiety, 
which is, however, compensated by a delicious fragrance. bot. mag. 3020. 
577. SYNGENESIA, JEQUAUS. COMPOSITE. 
CIIRYSOCO'MA squama'ta. i| J >la 1 " t ’ ji | Greenhousesuffruticose perennial, Van 
SCALY-STALKED GOLDYLOCKS. II Flower,^ inch II Dieman's Laud, 1830 ? flow. May, yel. 
Chrysocoma is deduced from the two Greek words chrysos, gold, chome, hair ; 
which alludes to the golden heads of flowers. A pretty perennial. Its seeds 
were sent to the Glasgow Botanic Garden, by Ronald Gunn, Esq. bot. mag. 3025. 
578. SYNGENESIA, SUPERFLUA. ASTERACE1E. 
COS'MUS TENUIFO'LIUS. || {'la™ 1 ’ '•£ inch II Frame annual, from Mexico, in 1779. 
FINE-LEAVED COSMUS. “ Flower, £ inch II flowers in autumn, pale purple. 
This generic name is derived from the Greek kosmos, beautiful. The Cosmus 
tenuifolius has been oftentimes raised in this country, from imported seeds, but it 
rarely ripens them here to perpetuate the species. bot. reg. 2007. 
579. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. PRIMULACE1E. 
DODECA'THF.ONintegrifolium || 3 * -„ch If G' lr dy herbaceous perennial, N.Ainer- 
ENTIRE-LVD. AMERICAN COWSLIP. II Flower, 1 inch II ica, 1829, flowers iu May, pink & yel. 
Dodecatheon, from dodeka, twelve, theos, a divinity. This plant received its 
name in allusion to its frequently having twelve flowers in each head. Although 
botanically distinct it resembles the Dodecatheon Media. bot. mag. 3022. 
580. monadelphia, polyandria. byttneriace/e. 
DOM'BEYA CANNABI'NA.Il Jdant, ^ feet | Stove evergreen tree, Madagascar, in 
FIEMP dombeya. II Flower, 1} inch II 1820? flowers in March, white & yel. 
Named in honour of Joseph Dombey, a South American traveller. Cannabi- 
na from cannabis, the common hemp. Considered independently of its flowers, 
this may be called a fine plant, but with no peculiar attractions, bot. mag. 30io. 
581. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. EPACRIDACE/E. 
DRACOPHYI/LUM capita'tum.| B^'MI Greenhouse shrub, from New Hoi- 
ROUND-HEADED DRACOPH YLLUM. I Flower, % inch ll land, inl830? flowers in sum. white 
Dracophyllum, see No. 131. A pretty little shrub, whose terminal heads oi 
small delicate white flowers will be admired. The erect habit of its twiggy 
branches make it desirable as an unobtrusive ornament. bot. mag. 3024. 
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