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238. POLYGAMIA , MONCECIA. LEGUMINOSA. 
ACA'CIA LINEA'TA. II £ , e ® l J t > II Greenhouse evergi'een shrub, N. S. 
NARROW LINED-LEAVED ACACIA. 1 Flower, Vi inch II Wales, 1832, flowers in April, yellow. 
Acacia, from the Greek akazo, to sharpen ; many species having sharp thorns. 
An upright shrub, of bushy growth ; whose flowers are small, but they are fra- 
grant. It is cultivated in the royal gardens at Kew. bot. mag. 3346 . 
239. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. BORAG1NEA. 
ANCHU'SA VER'SICOLOR. II II Hardy decumbent annual from Cau- 
CHANCEABLE-FLOWERED alkanet.II Flower, % inch II casian Alps, flowers in July, blue. 
From agkousa, paint; the roots of the species, tinctoria, yield a red dye, and 
are an article of commerce. The flowers of this annual are at first red, but ulti- 
mately become blue. Pretty for the foreground of the parterre, bot. mag. 3477. 
240. TETRAD YNAMIA, SILIQUOSA. CRUCIFER A. 
A'RABIS VER'NA. II ’’'“I*" II Hardy herbaceous annual, from S. 
Leaf, inch J _ _ . 
early-flowering wall-cress. II Flower, fcinch H Europe, 1 / 10, flowers in June, purple. 
Originally from Arabia, hence the name. This is a diminutive plant ; but 
when cultivated in tufts, Dr. Ilooker finds it to be an extremely pretty annual; 
its vivid colour compensating for its deficiency of size. bot. mag. 3331. 
241. SYNGENESIA, FRUSTRANEA. COMPOSITEA. 
COREOP'SIS diversifo'lia. II si fncb II ^ ar,i ^ annual, from Texas, in 1835, 
VARIOUS-LEAVED coreopsis. II Flower, 2 } inch II flowers in July, Sept, orange colour. 
Coreopsis, see 210. It is really diversiflora, its leaves being sometimes entire, 
at others pinnatifid, and even bipinnate. A desirable annual, its flowers very 
showy, resembling Coreopsis lanceolata, but of richer colour. bot. mag. 3474. 
242. GYNANDR1A, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDEA. 
CORYAN'TIIES macran'tha.II ® II Stove herbaceous perennial, Trinidad, 
LARGE-FLOWERED CORYANTIIES. I! Flower, 4 inch II in 1830? flowers yellow and purple. 
Coryanthes.sce No. 160. Makros, antiios, large, flower. This is a most ex- 
traordinary floral whim of nature. Our little cut will afford a more distinct idea 
of its singular form, than a volume of verbal description. bot. reg. i84i. 
243. MONCECIA, MONANDRIA. EUPHORBIACEA. 
EUPIIOR'BIA BUPLEUrifo'lia.I ? ""I'll stove evergreen under shrub, from C. 
HARe’s-EAR-LEAVED spurge. II Flow’rr,^ inch II Good Hope, 1791, flow, in June, green. 
Euphorbus was physician to Juba, King of Mauritania. Bupleurifolia, from 
bous, ox; pleuron, rib; in allusion to the leaves. One of the most curious 
plants of this genus. It is clearly shown by our miniature figure, bot. mag. 3476. 
244. DIADELPIIIA, DECANDRIA. LEGUMINOSA. 
KENNE'DYA GLABRA'TA. || * P®* II Hardy greenhouse climber, from New 
SMOOTII-LEAVED KENNE'DYA. ll Flower,^ inch II Holland, 1834? flowersin May, scarlet. 
Kennedya, see 150. A very pretty wiry climber, having brighter scarlet flowers 
than any other Kennedya. At the base of the standard is a green spot, bordered 
with a brown line, which greatly increases its beauty. bot. rec.i83s. 
245. DIDYNAMIA, ANCIOSPERMIA. SCROPHULARINEA. 
LIXA'RIA CANADEN'SIS. II * 1"”* II Hardy annual, from N. and S. Amer- 
american TOAD FLAX. II Flow’er.'j inch II ica, 1835, flowers in July, pale purple. 
Linaria, from linum, flax ; their leaves bearing much resemblance. As an un- 
obtrusive annual this is desirable. Its flowers are of a delicate tint, streaked with 
darker veins, and large in comparison with others of its congeners, bot. mac. 3473. 
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