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190. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. POLYPODIACEJE. 
ASPLE'NIUM shepher'dii. II II Stove perennial, from Jamaica, 1820, 
shepherd’s spleenwort. II t' idth,’ l 4 inch II with brown sori, in June and July. 
Asplenium, see No. 15. Shepherdii is a specific name given in honour of Mr. 
Shepherd, Curator of the Liverpool Botanic Garden, a zealous cultivator of 
Cryptogamese. This may be raised from seeds in peat and sand. 
191. SYNCENESIA, SUPERFLUA. COMPOSITE. 
BEL'LIS INTEGRIFO'LIA. II jj|*J II Frame annual, from North America, 
AMERICAN DAISY. II Flower, l inch II in 1833, flowers in June, white & pur. 
The name originates in the Latin bellus, pretty. Michaux reported of this 
plant ; and although but a daisy, and less beautiful than our own wee flower, 
botanists have long sought, and with pleasure acquired it. bot. mag. 3455. 
192. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDEJE. 
BRAS'SIA CAUDA'TA. II Leaf’ lfim-l'i || ® tove herbaceous perennial, from Ja- 
LONG-TAILED BRASSIA. 1 Flower, Cinch II maica,1823, flowers June, yel.& brown. 
Named in compliment to Mr. Brass, a collector of plants in Africa, for the 
Royal Gardens at Kew. Caudata from the Latin, Cauda, a tail. A singular 
plant, a ready flowerer, and continues long in blossom. bot. mag. 3451. 
193. OCTANDRIA, TRICYNIA. POLYGONACEJF.. 
COCCOLO'BA VI'RENS. II II Hothouse plant, from the West Indies? 
GREEN SEA-SIDE CRAPE. U Race’me.Sjinch II in 1830? flowers in August, yellow. 
From kokkos, a fruit, and lobos, a lobe; in allusion to the lobed seeds. A 
tropical tree, of considerable magnitude in its native country. Its flowers are in- 
significant, the plant is, consequently, only of scientific interest, bot. reg, me. 
194. CRYPTOGAMIA, FILICES. POLYPODIACErE. 
DIPLA'ZIUM plaNTAGi'neum. II I 1 ' 3 "’’ 2 r ' c * II Stove perennial, from the West Indies, 
Lear, 2 men ' . . 
PLANTAIN-LEAVED DIPLAZIUM. II Leaflet none II in 18i9,Wlth brown SOW, in Autumn. 
Diplazium, is derived from the Greek diplazo, to be double. The term al- 
ludes to the indusia, or thecae membranes being double. This interesting species 
should be increased by seeds, it rarely admits of division. 
195. syngenesia, polyandria. composite. 
ELICIIRY'SUM BI'COLOR. II | Hardy annual, from Van Dieman's 
TWO-COLOURED elichry'sum. II Fiuw’er, 2 inch II Land, in 1834, flowers in August, yel. 
A Greek name of uncertain signification ; as likely to be from helios, sun, and 
chryson, gold, as any other words. Every body knows Xeranthemum lucidum, 
now Ilelichrysum bracteatum. This plant is very like it. bot. reg. isi4. 
196. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDEJE. 
EPIDEN'DRUM conop'seum. II J’l. 3 "'’ jjjJJ'Jj II Stove herbaceous perennial, United 
FLORIDA EPIDENDRUM. II Flower,! inch || States, 1775, flowers in August, yellow. 
Epidendrum, see No. 4. Conopseum, from, we presume, the general appear- 
ance of the flower to a gnat. A rare plant, not shewy, the only parasitical spe- 
cies found in the United States. It has borne a freezing temperature, bot.mag.s457. 
197. GYNANDRIA, MONANDRIA. ORCHIDEJE. 
EULO'PHIA LU'RIDA. II II Stove herbaceous perennial, from 
LURID EULOPHIA. II Flower inch || Sierra Leone, 1834? flowers in Jan. 
The Greek eulophos, signifying well crested, has given a name intended to 
allude to the lip of the plant. This species grows freely on a damp wall or stone, 
and flowers profusely at various periods of the year. bot. reg. 1821. 
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