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198. SYNGENESIA, FRUSTRANEA. COMPOSITE* 
GALATEL'LA PUNCTA'TAJ I II Hardy herbaceous perennial, East of 
DOTTED GALATELLA. II Flower, '/> inch II Europe, 1815, flowers in July, violet. 
Perhaps from the Greek gala, milk ; having milky juices. Punctata, Latin, 
alludes to a dotting, observable on the leaves. This plant has been known as As- 
ter punctatus. It forms a compact bush, and loves shade. bot. reg. I8i8. 
199. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDE®. 
MACRADEN'IA trian'dria. II I II Stove herbaceous perennial, from Su- 
TRIANDROUS LONG-GLAND. II Flow’cr, 1 inch II rinam, in 1833? flowers in May, 
So named in allusion to the long caudicula of the pollen masses, from mak- 
nos, long; aden, gland. This plant has not very showy flowers. It is in the 
possession of the London Horticultural Society. bot. reg. 1815 . 
200. PENTANDRIA, TRIGYNIA. II YPERICINE*. 
OCRAN'TIIE ARGITTA. II j 3feet? II Greenhouse shrub, from China, in 
FINE-TOOTHED PALEBLOOM. II Flower ,% inch II 1825? flowers in March, white. 
From the Greek okros, pale, and anthos, a flower. The Latin arguta, sharp, 
alludes to the sharp teeth of the leaves. A plant of bold character. It flowered 
in the London Horticultural Garden, but has since been lost. bot. reg. 1819. 
201. DECANDRIA, PENTAG YNI A . OXALIDEAL. 
O'XALIS PIOT'TrE. |j j ‘ f . 3 inch II Frame perennial, from Cape of Good 
piotta’s OXALis. II IToVer, liluch 1 Hope ? flowers July, salmon coloured. 
Oxalis, from the Greek oxys, sharp, the plants of this genus having sour qual- 
ities. This is a beautiful little plant, yielding a profusion of flowers, of novel 
tint. Possessed by Mrs. Marryat, of Wimbledon. bot. reg. I8i7. 
202. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. H YDROPH YLLE A.. 
PHACE'LIA CONGES'TA. II II A tender annual, from Texas, in 1835, 
Leal, ih inch . 
CLUSTER-FLOWERED PHACELIA. II Flower,% inch II flowers in June, purplish blue. 
Both the Greek phakelos, a bundle ; and the Latin congesta, heaped together, 
have reference to the habit of close-flowering. This new annual seems to be ra- 
ther slender and weedy ; its flowers are delicate and pretty. bot. mag. 3452. 
203. icosandria, polygynia. ROSACE/E. 
RU'BUS NUTKA'NUS. II 5 >,al ; t > || Hardy shrub, from North America, in 
NUTKA bramble. II Flower, 2 inch II 1826, flowers white, June to September. 
Rubus is said to be derived from the Celtic rub, red. This, like most of the 
species, has rather coarse foliage ; several of these, newly-introduced, are how- 
ever, ornamental shrubbery plants. Its roots give ample increase, bot. mac. 3453 . 
204. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. LEGUMINOSA. 
SCOT'TIA L/E'VIS. II |’ lan f t > ■ 1 f ee j II Greenhouse evergreen Shrub, New 
smooth-branched scottia. II Flower, 1 Inch 0 Holland, in 1833, flowers in June, yel. 
Named in honour of Robert Scott, professor of Botany, at Dublin. This is a 
delicate plant, requiring free ventilation, and a cool situation in the greenhouse. 
Was raised from seeds, by Mr. Knight, nurseryman of Chelsea. bot. reg. 1652. 
205. IIEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. LILIACE/E. 
VELTHEI'MIA GLAU'CA. |[ f*™ 1 ' j| Greenhouse bulb, from Cape of Good 
GLAUCOUS-LEAVED VELTHEIMIA. II Flower, 1 inch II Hope, 1833? flowers in Spring, rose. 
Named in honour of F. A. de Veltheim, a German patron of Botany. A new 
variety of the glaucous-leaved, called the red-purple. It was sent to Glasgow, 
from the Cape, by Baron Ludwig. It is a handsome flowerer. bot. mag. 3456 . 
