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294. TETRANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CINCHONACE.*. 
MANET'TIA CORDIFO'LIA.II j’buit, 6 f«M| Stove herbaceous climber, from Brazil, 
HEART-LEAVED manettia. I! pfoVer , ll inch II in 1834? flowers in June, scarlet. 
Named in honour of Xavier Manetti, a Botanical Professor of Florence. A 
free-flowering beautiful climber, inhabiting hedges and copses in Brazil. The 
bark of its roots is esteemed an active remedy for dropsy. bot.reg. isoc. 
295. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDEA. 
MORMO'DES ATROPURPu'REA.II II Stove herbaceous perennial, Spain, in 
dark purple MORMODES. II Flower, lj inch II 1834, flowers in December, purple. 
From the Greek mormo, a frightful object. A singular flower, but undeser- 
ving Dr. Lindley’s cognomen. In was imported by John Willmore, Esq. in whose 
stove it flowered in December. It should be treated asCatasetum. box. reg. isgi . 
296. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. HYDROPH YLLEAi. 
NEMO'PHILA AURI'TA. II 3 fnch II Hardy annual, from California, 1832? 
ear-leaved NEMOPHILA. II Flo»'er,% inch II flowers from May to August, blue. 
Nemophila, see No. 42. A pretty hardy annual, transmitted to the London 
Horticultural Garden, from California, by their collector, David Douglas. It 
requires no peculiar treatment, and perfects seeds in the borders, flo.gar. 338 . 
297. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDE*. 
ONCI'DIUM CRIS'PUM. II jijJjfJMI Stove herbaceous perennial, from Bra- 
CRISPED-FLOWERED ONCIDIUM. II Flower, 2 inch II zil, 1831, flowers in Autumn, brown yel. 
Oncidium, see No. 57. A large flowered handsome species, first made known 
by the Messrs. Loddiges. Mrs. Horsfall supplied the drawing for the Botanical 
Magazine, from a plant in her rich collection, at Everton. bot. mag. 3499. 
298. MONtECIA, MONANDRIA. EUPHORBIACEZE. 
POINSET'TIA pulcher'rima. II stove shrub, from Mexico, in 1834, 
SHOWY POINSETTIA. II Flower, S inch II flowers in February, crimson. 
■ Named in compliment to Mr. Poinsette, who introduced it to general notice. 
A splendid stove plant, whose rose-like bracteae are said, in some instances to be 
twenty inches across. Introduced to several collections. bot. mag. 3493 . 
299. DIDYNAMIA, GYMNOSPERMIA. LABIAT®. 
PHYSOSTE'GIA TRUNCa'ta. II * f°°* II Hardy annual, from Texas, in 1833? 
BLUNT-CALYXED PHYSOSTEGIA. II Flower, inch II flowers in August, purple-rose-colour. 
Physostegia, see No. 43. A pretty upright-stemmed annual, which, doubtless, 
will soon prove a general favourite, as it may be grown in the open borders. Its 
seeds were transmitted to this country by the late Mr. Drummond, bot. mag. 3494 . 
300. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDEIE. 
RODRIGUE'ZIA BARK'ERI.II ^ f°°' || Stove herbaceous perennial, from Bra- 
MR. barker’s RODRIGUEZIA. II Scape, 8 inch II zil, in 1835, flowers in Jan. palegreen. 
Named after Rodriguez, a Spanish botanist; and George Barker, Esq. of 
Springfield, near Birmingham, a zealous and successful cultivator of Orchideous 
and other plants, who imported the present novelty. bot. mac. 3497 . 
301. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDEJE. 
TRICHOPI'LIA TOR'TILIS. II J J inch II ®* ove herbaceous perennial, Mexico, 
TWISTED PETALLED TRICHOPILIA. II Flower, 2 inch II 1835? flowers in Jan.? white & crim. 
A compound name from the Greek, in allusion to the anther being concealed 
below a cap surmounted with three tufts of hair. A highly curious flower, also 
from the stove of George Barker, Esq. bot. reg. isos. 
