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246. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. LOBELIACEA. 
LOBE'LIA decur’rens. II | | Frame perennial, from Chile, in 
WINGED-STEMMED LOBELIA. « Flower, 1) inch II 1826, flowers June to August, purple. 
Lobelia, see 23. Decurrens refers to the running of the leaves down the stems 
of the plant. A handsome Lobelia, but less so than most others of the same 
height. It should be protected, in the frame, during winter. bot. reg. 1842. 
247. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. SOLANE*. 
MANDRA'GORAautumna'lis| [ >l e a a " t * II Hardy herbaceous perennial from S. 
AUTUMN-FLOWERING mandrake. II Flower, 2{iuch II of Europe, flowers in June, violet. 
The Greek mandra, ox-stall ; and agauros, dangerous, are combined to indi- 
cate its pernicious effects amongst fodder. Supposed to be the mandrake of holy 
writ. Very ornamental. Its seeds do not ripen till spring. flo. gar. 325 . 
248. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. AMARYLLIDE*. 
NARCIS'SUS conspic'uus. II J >lal ;. t > ® ! ,lc f > II Hardy bulb, presumed to be a native 
SHOWY HOOP-PETTICOAT NARCIS. II Flower, 2 inch II of Europe, flowers 111 May, yellow. 
Narcissus, see 107. This plant is probably only a variety of Narcissus bulbo- 
codium, figured at No. 548 of the Botanic Garden. Its erect and comparatively 
short leaves are its principal mark of distinction. It is very showy, flo. gar. 326. 
249. DIDYNAMIA, ANGIOSPERMIA . SCROPHULARINE*. 
PENTSTE'MON murraya'nusII £*■“*» i f*'M| Hardy herbaceous perennial from San 
MR. Murray’s SCAR. PENTSTEMON.il Flower, Ijinch II Felipe, 1835, flowers in Sept, scarlet. 
Pentstemon, see 32. Murryanus, after Mr. Murray, Curator of the Glasgow 
Botanic Garden. This will, probably, prove the most beautiful of all the Pent- 
stemons. It somewhat resembles Chelone barbata. bot. mag. 3472 . 
250. ICOSANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CACTEIE. 
PERES'KIA BLE'O. II II Stove evergreen plant, from S. Amer- 
P.OSE-COLOURED PERESKIA. II Flower, 2 inch II ica, in 1832? flowers in May, pink. 
Pereskia, in honour of Peireskius, a Frenchman. Bleo, the common name of 
this species, in New Grenada. A handsome plant, whose large glossy leaves, 
and recurved petals, are very unlike those of the Cactus family, bot. mag. 3478. 
251. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. POLYPODIACEX. 
PTE'RIS atropurpu'rea. II ® !“£jj II Hardy perennial, from North Amer- 
purple brake. II Width,’ tiinch II ica, in 1770, brown sori, in August. 
Pteryx, a wing, has given a name to this genus. The specific name is used 
in reference to the colour of the rachis of this fern. The cryptogamist can but 
admire this beautiful fern, whether it be growing, or dried, species of linneus. 
252. POLYADELPHIA, POLYANDRIA. MYRTACE*. 
TRISTA'NIA macrophyl'la. II II Greenhouse evergreen shrub, N. S. 
LARGE-LEAVED tristania. II Flower, 1 inch II Wales, 1825? flowers in August, white. 
The name is compounded from the Greek treis, three ; and stao, to stand ; 
from the ternate deposition of the flowers. Although but a shrub in the Green- 
house, in its native country it becomes a tree, fifty feet high. bot. reg.1839. 
253. HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. AMARYLLIDE®. 
ZEPHYRAN'THES drummon'diJ I f°°* || Frame bulb, introduced from Texas. 
DRUMMOND s zephyranthes. II Flower, 2 iuch II in 1834? flowers m July, pale pink. 
Zephyranthes, See No. 61. This species has been dedicated by Professor Don 
to the memory of Thomas Drummond, by whom it was collected, in Texas. This 
elegant plant flowered in the garden of Dr. Neill, of Canon Mills, flo. gar. 328. 
