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182. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CONVOIVULACEE. 
IPOMGh'A AITO'NI. II Plant, 6 feet II Stove perennial climber, of late intro- 
MR. aiton’s irOMfEA. 1 Flower, if inch II Auction, flowers April to Oct. purple. 
Ipomoea, from the Greek ipo, a creeping worm ; and homoios, similar. This 
is a pretty climbing plant, peculiarly villous, and an almost perpetual flowerer. 
It produces seeds freely, from which it may be increased. bot. reg. 1794 . 
183. TETRANDIA, MONOGYNIA. PROTEACEE. 
ISOPO'GON spathula'tus. II Plant, 2 feet || Greenhouse herbaceous perennial, Kg. 
SPATHULATE-LEAVED ISOPOGON. I lloVer , 4 inch II George's Sound, 1830, flowers in April. 
Isopogon. see 117. A newly-introduced variety of the species spathulatus, 
called linearis or linear -leaved. A shrub of strong growth, rather bushy habit, 
and a free flowerer, but not so handsome as Isopogon Loudoni. bot. mag. 3450 . 
184. gynandria, monanbria. orchidee. 
MAXILLA'RIA CRISTA'TA.II Plant, 3 inch | Stove herbaceous perennial, Trinidad, 
CRESTED maxillaria. || Flower, '1 inch II 1832? flowers July, crimson and white. 
Maxillaria, see No. 164. Cristata, from the crested shape of its three-parted 
lip — a curious organ, as lips of the orchideae are wont to be. Its flowers are pe- 
culiarly striped and banded with rich crimson on white. bot. reg.isu. 
185. POLYANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. PORTULACEE. 
PORTULA'CA GILLIE'SII. || Plant, 6 inch | Greenhouse peren. herbaceous plant, 
THE GILLIES PURSLANE. || flower, if Inch ll Mendoza, 1827, flowers July, crimson. 
An ancient Latin name, probably for some plant having milky juices. This 
is a splendid flowerer. Its procumbent habit and oblong-cylindrical leaves re- 
semble some mesembryanthemums. Should be kept dry. bot. mag. 3064. 
186. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. PRIMULACEE. 
PRIM'ULA SIBIRTCA. I| Plant, s inch || Frame herbaceous perennial, from 
Leaf 1 A inch r * 
SIBERIAN PRIMROSE. || Flon’cr, ?siuch II Altai Mountains, in 1831? March,pink. 
Primula, from primus, first; being amongst the first flowers of spring. A new 
variety of Primula Sibirica, distinguishable at once, by its oblong entire leaves ; 
hence called integerrima, or entire-leaved. Inhabits moist places, bot. mag. 3445 . 
1S7. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. VACCINEE. 
^ ACCIN'IUM canaden'se. || Plant, 10 inch || Hardy shrub, from Canada, in 1826, 
Canadian whortle-berry. || {jou'er, 4 inch II flowers in May, white and pink. 
Vaccinium, see No. 141. This is more dwarf and leafy than Corymbosa; 
and its entire leaves distinguish it from Pennsylvanicum. Its hairy leaves too 
are unlike both. Its blue-black berries are agreeable to the taste, bot. mag. 344 c. 
188. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. VACCINEE. 
V ACCIN'IUM myrtilloi'des. II riant, 1 foot ll Hardy shrub, from N. America, in 
FLASK-FLWD. WHORTLE-BERRY. 1 Flower, if inch II 1833? flowers in May, pink and white. 
Vaccinium Myrtilloides has been regarded by some botanists as a variety of 
the British myrtillus, from which it is distinguishable at sight, by its remarkably 
short and broad corolla. Its fruit is highly esteemed in America, bot, mag.344T. 
189. gynandria, monandria. orchidee. 
VAN'DA TE'RES. II riant, 1 J feet a Stove herbaceous perennial, from the 
TAPER-LEAVED VANDA. || Flower, ^4 inch || E- Indies, 1833, flow, crimson, white. 
Vanda is the Sanscrit name of the original species of this genus. Teres, Latin, 
round, taper. A splendid epiphyte. Flowered at Syon. The crimson of its petals, 
blend exquisitely into white, and finely contrast with its lip. bot. reg. 1809. 
